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Factoring Practice

This document provides examples and instructions for factoring different types of expressions, including: - Greatest common factor - Greatest common monomial factor - Factoring the difference of two squares - Factoring perfect square trinomials - Special factoring challenges - Factoring trinomials of the forms x^2 + bx + c and ax^2 + bx + c - Putting factoring skills together to factor more complex expressions - Factoring by grouping like terms Over 200 examples are provided to demonstrate each factoring technique.

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Factoring Practice

This document provides examples and instructions for factoring different types of expressions, including: - Greatest common factor - Greatest common monomial factor - Factoring the difference of two squares - Factoring perfect square trinomials - Special factoring challenges - Factoring trinomials of the forms x^2 + bx + c and ax^2 + bx + c - Putting factoring skills together to factor more complex expressions - Factoring by grouping like terms Over 200 examples are provided to demonstrate each factoring technique.

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Factoring Practice

I.

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

Find the GCF of the numbers.


18, 30
    
    

6 = GCF

1.
2.
3.
4.

12, 18
10, 35
8, 30
16, 24

5.
6.
7.
8.

II.

28,
27,
30,
48,

49
63
45
72

Greatest Common Monomial Factor

Factor, write prime if prime.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

!   !   !"#

6  3
24   8
6  12
2   8
4  10
10   35
10   15 

 ! $
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

III.

12   9  15
3  12  30
9  4  12
2   3   5
13  26  39
17   34  51
18   12   24 

Factoring the Difference of Two Squares




   %  &%  &
'  #  "'   $  %'  #&%'  #&


Factor, write prime if prime.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

  1
  9
  4
   25
9   16
4   25
9   1
   
25  
   16 
25  

12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
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19.
20.
21.
22.

   16
36  121
2   8
25  4 
4  81 
12   75
    
98  2 
5   45 
9   4
16   

IV.

Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials


'   #'  #2  %'  3&

Factor, write prime if prime.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

   8  16
   16  64
  12  36
  10  25
16   8  1
25  60  36
16  40  25 
16   24  9
49   14  1
9   30  25

6.
7.
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16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

V.

9   6  1
25   10  1
  14  49
81   90  25
4   20  25
  2  4
   2  1
36   84  49
81  18   
4  12  9 

Special Factoring Challenge

Factor, write prime if prime.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

  36
9   49
169  4(
    9) 
* 
  25 

*
+

11.
12.
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15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

   16

7. 64    
8. ,  100
  
9.
  )
+

10. .  81

,

VI.

1  8(  16(
    6  9
   2  
4   12  9 
100/  20/  1
9  24  16
4  8  4
50  200   200 
%  4&  %  1&
%  1&  10%  1&  25

Factoring Trinomials: x2 + bx + c

'   3'    %'&  %  &'  %&%&  %'  &%'  &


Factor, write prime if prime.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

   6  8
0   50  6
  9  14
   10  16
  12  27
   14  24
   15  36
  21  54
  13  36
   8  15
  4  32

12.
13.
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19.
20.
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22.

    6
  3  18
   7  18
    56
0   40  12
   9  36
  4  21
   22  75
   3  40
45  14  
   13  36

VII.

More Factoring Trinomials: x2 + bx + c

9   9    %9&  %#  &9  %#&%&  %9  #&%9  &


Factor, write prime if prime.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

   7  12
  10  21
  7  8
   6  5
   4  32
   2  15
   6  8
  9  18
3  44  4 
5   125  20

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51  206  6 
  14  24 
  6  72
   11  60 
157   278  8 
3   21  54  (Hint: Check for GCF)
   5  6 
   8  12 
  7  10 
  11  60 

VIII. Factoring Trinomials: ax2 + bx + c


'   '    %'  &%'  &
Factor, write prime if prime.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

2   5  3
3   10  8
2   15  7
7  11  4
5  17  6
4   8  3
3   4  7
2   13  15
9   6  8
6   7  20

2  3  14
5  2  7
10   13  30
12   7  1
2  9  5
2   7  6
5  42  27
15   28  32
8  10  3
20. 2   3  20

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17.
18.
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IX.

More Factoring Trinomials: ax2 + bx + c

Factor, write prime if prime.


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

3   4  
5)   7)  2
2  11  5
3)   )  2
5/  2/  7
88   1084  34 
6   19  15
28  5  12 

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

2  7  15 


12   17  6
4  4  5 
56   15  56
12   29  14 
64   32  21 
16   56  49 
18   57  35

X.

Factoring: Putting It All Together

'   '    "'   #'  $  %'  &%'  &


Factor Completely, write prime if prime.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

2   8
2   8  6
3  9  30
6   26  20
2   12  80
54   154  10
8  18
14   7  21

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

16   40  24
27   36  12
5   60  140
6  54  6
56   86   46 
     ,
  6   16

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XI.

4   16  16
18  12   2 
2  2 
34   274
24  30  9
10   15  10
3   42  147
4   4 

More Factoring: Putting It All Together

   3   4
/  %  6  9&
81   16 
4  4    
%2  3&  %  1&
16: .  8:   1
14.   %   4&  4%   4&  4%   4&

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XII.

Extra: Factoring by Grouping

 '  !    #!'   '    #!'  !


  %'  &  !%'  &
 %'  &%  !&
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

   2    2
3  2  6  
4   4   4  1 Hint: 4  1  1%4  1&
10  24  58  84

*
0    0  7


6. 4(  5  2(5  2(
7. :  3  :   3:

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

  2  3  6
2      2    
)     )    )
    4  4
        16  16
      1
    8  8

Factoring Practice Key


I. Greatest Common Factor
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

6
5
2
8
7
9
15
24

II. Greatest Common Monomial Factor


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2.
3.
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6.
7.
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13.
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III.
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3%2  1&
8%3  1&
6%  2&
2%  4&
2%2  5&
5%2  7&
5 %2  3 &
3%4   3  5&
3%  4  10&
prime
%2   3  5&
13%1  2  3 &
17%   2  3&
6  %3  2  4&

Factoring the Difference of Two


Squares
%  1&%  1&
%  3&%  3&
prime
%  5&%  5&
%3  4&%3  4&
%2  5&%2  5&
%3  1&%3  1&
%  &%  &
%5  &%5  &
%  4 &%  4 &
%5  &%5  &
%4  &%4  &
%6  11&%6  11&
2%  2&%  2&
prime
%2  9&%2  9&
3%2  5&%2  5&
%  &%  &
2%7  &%7  & @7 2%  7&%  7&
5%  3 &%  3 &
%3   2&%3   2&
%4   &%4   &

IV. Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

%  4&
%  8&
%  6&
%  5&
%4  1&
%3  1&
%5  1&

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%  7&
%9  5&
%2  5&
%5  6&
%4  5&
%4  3&
%7  1&
%3  5&
prime
%  1&
%6  7&
%  9&
%3  2&

V. Special Factoring Challenge


%  6&%  6&
%3  7&%3  7&
%13  2(&%13  2(&
%  3)  &%  3)  &

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A   5 B A   5 B

6.

A   4B A   4B

7.
8.
9.


*

%8      &%8      &
%   10&%   10&


A   )B A   )B


%   9&%   3&%   3&


%1  4(& @7 %4(  1&
%  3&
%  &
%2  3 &
%10/  1&
%3  4&
4%  1&
50%20  1&
C%  4&  %  1&DC%  4&  %  1&D @7 %  
5&%   3&
20. C%  1&  5D @7 %  6&

10.
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VI. Factoring Trinomials: x2 + bx + c


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3.
4.
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%  4&%  2&
%0  2&%0  3&
%  7&%  2&
%  8&%  2&
%  9&%  3&
%  12&%  2&
%  12&%  3&
%  18&%  3&
prime
%  5&%  3&
%  8&%  4&
%  3&%  2&
%  6&%  3&
%  9&%  2&
%  8&%  7&
%0  6&%0  2&
%  12&%  3&
%  7&%  3&
%  25&%  3&
%  8&%  5&

21. %  9&%  5&


22. %  9&%  4&

VII.
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VIII.
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15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

More Factoring Trinomials: x2 + bx + c

%  4&%  3&
%  3&%  7&
%  8&%  1&
%  1&%  5&
%  8&%  4&
%  5&%  3&
%  2&%  4&
%  3&%  6&
%4  1&%4  3&
%5  2&%5  10&
%3  6&%17  6& @7 %6  3&%6  17&
%  2&%  12&
%  6&%  12&
%  15 &%  4 &
%57  8&%37  8&
3%  2 &%  9 &
%  6 &%  &
%  6 &%  2 &
%  5&%  2&
%  15&%  4&

Factoring Trinomials: ax2 + bx + c

%2  1&%  3&


%3  2&%  4&
%2  1&%  7&
%7  4&%  1&
%5  2&%  3&
%2  3&%2  1&
%3  7&%  1&
%2  3&%  5&
%3  2&%3  4&
%3  4&%2  5&
%2  7&%  2&
prime
%2  5&%5  6&
%3  1&%4  1&
%2  1&%  5&
%2  3&%  2&
%5  3&%  9&
%3  8&%5  4&
%2  1&%4  3&
%2  5&%  4&

IX. More Factoring Trinomials: ax2 + bx + c


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10.
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%3  1&%  1&


%5)  2&%)  1&
%2  1&%  5&
%3)  2&%)  1&
%5/  7&%/  1&
%48  34&%28  4&
%2  3&%3  5&
%7  4&%4  3&
%2  3&%  5&
%3  2&%4  3&
prime
%7  8&%8  7&
%4  7 &%3  2 &
%8  7 &%8  3 &

15. %4  7 &


16. %6  5&%3  7&

X. Factoring: Putting It All Together


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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2%  2&%  2&


2%  3&%  1&
3%  5&%  2&
2%3  2&%  5&
2%  10&%  4&
5%4  1&%4  2&
2%2  3&%2  3&
7%2  3&%  1&
4%  2&
2%3  & @7 2%  3&
2%1  &%1  &
34%4  3&%4  3&
3%2  1&%4  3&
5%2  1&%  2&
3%  7&
4  %  1&%  1&

XI. More Factoring: Putting It All Together


1.
2.
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XII.
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8%2  1&%  3&


3%3  2&
5%  14&%  2&
6%  9  1&
6  %56  2&%6  2&
  %     &%  &%  &
%   8&%   2&
%   1&%  2&%  2&
C/  %  3&DC/  %  3&D @7 %/    3&%/   
3&
%9   4  &%3  2 &%3  2 &
 %2  & @7  %  2&
C%2  3&  %  1&DC%2  3&  %  1&D @7 %3 
2&%  4&
%2:  1& %2:  1&
%  2& %  2&

Extra: Factoring by Grouping

%  2&%  &
%  2&%3  &
%4  1&%4   2&
%5  4&%2  8&

%0  7& A   1B


%2(  1&%2(  5&


%:  3&%  :&
%  2&%  3&
%  &%  &%2  &
%)  &%)  &
%  1&%  2&%  2&
%  &%  4&%  4&
%  1& %  1&
%  1&%   8&

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