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This document discusses different methods for factoring polynomials: 1) Common monomial factoring involves finding the greatest common factor of all terms and dividing it out. 2) Difference of two squares factoring involves taking the square root of each term and pairing terms with plus/minus signs. 3) Sum and difference of two cubes factoring uses "square, multiply, square" to group the terms into binomials with proper signs. 4) Perfect square trinomials can be factored if b^2 = 4ac, allowing the terms to be grouped into a perfect square binomial.

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This document discusses different methods for factoring polynomials: 1) Common monomial factoring involves finding the greatest common factor of all terms and dividing it out. 2) Difference of two squares factoring involves taking the square root of each term and pairing terms with plus/minus signs. 3) Sum and difference of two cubes factoring uses "square, multiply, square" to group the terms into binomials with proper signs. 4) Perfect square trinomials can be factored if b^2 = 4ac, allowing the terms to be grouped into a perfect square binomial.

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FACTORING

POLYNOMIALS
Polynomial
 is a mathematical expression
consisting of variables, coefficients,
and the operations of subtraction,
addition, multiplication and non-
negative integer exponents.
Factoring
 is the reverse process of
multiplying monomials,
binomials or trinomials or any
combination of it.
METHODS OF
FACTORING
POLYNOMIALS
1. Common Monomial Factor
 Others also call it as Greatest Common Factor.
Steps in factoring GCF:
1. Identify the GCF of the polynomial.
2. Divide the GCF out of every term of the polynomial.
 In this case, we couldn’t find the GCF, so let’s factor it
by grouping.
1. Group the first two terms together and the last two
terms together.
2. Factor out a GCF from each separate binomial.
Example:
4a+4b-4c
=4( a+ b-c )
2. Difference of two squares
Steps in factoring Difference of two squares
 Get the square root of the first term and also the
second term.
 After getting their square root, enclosed it in a
parenthesis.
Take note: 
 Since this is a difference of two squares, the square
root of the – sign becomes positive.
 Copy the expression and then change the sign.
Example
y^2 – 16
=(y + 4)(y – 4)
3. Sum and Difference of two cubes
Steps in factoring Sum and difference of two cubes
 Get the cube root of the first and second term.
 After that perform “square, multiply, square”. Square the
first term, multiply the first and second term, and lastly,
square the last term.
 Enclosed the equation you get in the first step in a
parenthesis, another parenthesis on the second step.
 Since it is sum of two cubes, the sign of the binomial factor
should be the same with the original equation and the first
sign of the trinomial factor should be opposite from the
original equation.
Example:
X^3 + 64
X+4
(x^2) 4x(16)
(x + 4)( (x^2-4x+16)
4. Perfect Square Trinomial

An expression obtained from the square of the


binomial equation is a perfect square trinomial. If a
trinomial is in the form ax2+bx+c is said to be
perfect square if and only if it satisfies the condition
b2= 4ac
Example:
x^2 – 6x + 9
x^2-3x-3x+9
x(x – 3) – 3(x – 3)
(x – 3)(x – 3)
5. Trinomial 

Steps in Factoring Trinomial of the Form


 Set up a product of two () where each will hold
two terms.
 It will look like this: (  )(  ).
 Find the factors that go in the first position
 Find the factors that go in the last positions.
Example:
a^2-5a-14
(a - 7)(a + 2)

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