PRAYER

ATTENDANCE
CHECK
Factors
1.2 and 4
2. 2 and x
3. 5, a and b
4.2, 3, 4, 6 and z
5.2, 4, 5, 10, x and y
 Questions:
 1. What is the area of the rectangle?
A =L∙W
A = 2(x + 3)
= 2x + 6
 2. Is the area of the rectangle a polynomial?
 3. What is the relationship between the area of the rectangle and its sides?
 4. What can you say about the width of the rectangle comparing it to the area?
 5. What do you call the process of rewriting the polynomial as a product of polynomial factors?
 Factoring
 FACTORING
POLYNOMIALS
 FACTORING - process of finding the
factors of an expression which is the
reverse process of multiplication.
 FACTOR - a number or algebraic expression that divides
another number or expressions evenly, that is with no
remainder.
 PRIMENUMBER – a number greater that 1 which has only
two positive factors: 1 and itself.
 Examples: 2, 3, 5. 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, …
 PRIMEFACTORIZATION – a way of expressing a number as
a product of its prime factors.
FACTORING TECHNIQUES
FACTORING BY GREATEST COMMON
MONOMIAL FACTOR (GCMF)
FACTORING DIFFERENCE OF TWO SQUARES
FACTORING SUM AND DIFFERENCE OF TWO
CUBES
FACTORING PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIALS
FACTORING GENERAL TRINOMIALS
FACTORING BY GREATEST COMMON MONOMIAL
FACTOR(GCMF)
 Find the GCF of each pair of monomials.
a. 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8
 Solution:
a. 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8
 Step 1. Factor each monomial.
4= 2 ∙ 2 ∙ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥
8= 2 ∙ 2 ∙ 2 ∙ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥
 Step 2. Identify the common factors.
4=2∙2∙𝑥∙𝑥∙𝑥
8=2∙2∙2∙𝑥∙𝑥
 Step 3. Find the product of the common factors.
2∙2∙𝑥∙𝑥=4
 Hence, 4 is the GCMF of 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 .
 b. 15 𝑎𝑛𝑑 9𝑧
 Step 1. Factor each monomial.
15 = 3 ∙ 5 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦
9𝑧 = 3 ∙ 3 ∙ 𝑧
 Step 2. Identify the common factors.
15 = 3 ∙ 5 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦 ∙ 𝑦
9𝑧 = 3 ∙ 3 ∙ 𝑧
 Step 3. Find the product of the common factors.
Note that 3 is the only common factor.

 Hence, 3 is the GCMF of 15 𝑎𝑛𝑑 9𝑧

Multiply.

 1. 2(x + 3)
= 2x + 6

2. x(x – 5y)
=

3. (4xy + 5x – 5y)
=4y+5 -5y
 Factor the following:
 1. 6x + 3

6x = 2 ∙ 3 ∙ x
3=3∙x∙x
GCMF = 3x
= +
=2+x

6x + 3 = 3x(2 + x)
 2. Write 12 − 20𝑧 in complete factored
form.
12 = 2 ∙ 2 ∙ 3 ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ y ∙ y ∙ y ∙ y ∙ y
20𝑧 = 2 ∙ 2 ∙ 5 ∙x ∙ x ∙ x ∙x ∙ x ∙ y ∙ y ∙ z
GCF = 4

= -
=3-5z

12 − 20𝑧 = 4(3 - 5 z)
 3. Write 12 − 18𝑥𝑦 + 24𝑥 in complete factored form.

12 − 18𝑥𝑦 + 24𝑥 = 6x (2

 4. Write 28 − 14 + 36𝑦 in complete factored form.

28 − 14 + 36𝑦 = 2(14 − 7 + 18𝑦 )

Polynomial GCMF g
Factored FppPoorm
POLYNOMIALS GCMF FACTORED FORM
x x(x+ 2)

5 5(1 – 2x)

5x 5x(5x + 11)

5 5(2 - 16)

3mn(4+ 1)
3mn
FACTORING DIFFERENCE OF TWO SQUARES

 Perfectsquares are numbers or expressions

that can be expressed to the power of 2.

 Examples:

1. 4 = 2 ∙ 2 =
2. 9 = 3𝑥 ∙ 3𝑥 =

 Thus, 4 and 9 are perfect squares.

 Questions:

1. Which items are perfect squares?

2. Which items are not perfect squares?
3. What did you do to determine whether the numbers
are perfect squares?
Determine the product of each sum and
difference of two terms.

1. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 – 1) = (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 – 1)

2. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 – 4) =
=
3. (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 – 3)
=
4. (𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 – 7)
=

5. (𝑥 + 9)(𝑥 – 9)
=
Factor the following difference of two
squares:
- = (a + b)(a – b)
1
= (x + 3)(x – 3)
2. 16 - 25
= ( + 5b)(- 5b)
3. - 81
=()(- 9)
4. - 81

= ( + 9)( - 9)
= ( + 9)(x + 3)(x – 3)
5. 3 - 48
= 3( - 16)
= 3(w + 4)(w – 4)
 1. 9
2. p,q
3. c,d
4. 9f, 7e
5. 10g, 11h
 FACTORING SUM AND
DIFFERENCE OF TWO CUBES

Perfect cubes are numbers or

expressions that can be
expressed to the power of 3.
Activity: Power of 3!
Express the following in exponential form with
a power of 3.
1. 27 = 3 ∙ 3 ∙3 =
2. = ()()() = (
3. 64
4. 125
5. 27 =
=
MULTIPLY

(a
+ b)(
=-+ - +
= +
 Multiply.
 1. (x + 3)((x + 3)(

= + 27
MULTIPLY

(a- b)(
= - -
=
Multiply.

1. (x - 3)(

(x - 3)(

=
= 27
Factor the following:

1. +
= +(
=(a + b)(
2.
= -(
= (a - b)(
3. 27
= -(
=(y - 3)(
4. 1 + 8
= +(
= (1 + 2k)(1 – 2k + 4)

5. 27 - 8m
= m (27- 8)
=m -(
= m(- + + )
6. 8
= 8( - 8)
=8(-(
= 9(x– 2)( + 2x + 4)
Factor the following:

1. 8 - 27
= -(
=(2y – 3)(4 +6y+ 9)

2. 1 +
= (1+ xy)(1- xy + )
 FACTORING PERFECT
SQUARE TRINOMIALS
Perfect Square Trinomial is the result
of squaring a binomial. A perfect
square trinomial has first and last
terms which are perfect squares and
the middle term is twice the product
of the first and last terms.
Patterns in squaring binomial

(= (a + b)(a + b)
= ( + 2ab +

(= (a - b)(a - b)
= ( - 2ab +
Activity: Remember Me!
Following the pattern in squaring a
binomial, fill-in the missing term.
1. (= ____ + 4𝑥 + 4
2. (= − _____ + 9
3. (= + 24𝑥 + _____
4. (= ____ − 2𝑥𝑦 +
5. (= + _____ + 9

1. 3. 16 5. 12xy
2.12x 4.
 Factor the following:
1. + 16n + 64
= (or (n + 8)(n + 8)
2. 4 + 4x + 1
= (or (2x + 1)(2x + 1)
3. + 14xy + 49
= (or (x + 7y)(x+ 7y)
4. 3 − 18xy + 27
= 3( − 6xy + 9)
= 3 (or 3(x + 3y)(x + 3y)
1. 3
2. 2x
3. 2
4. 4y
5. 4a
FACTORING GENERAL TRINOMIALS
In this lesson you will learn how to
factor general trinomials. There will
be two types of trinomials that you
are going to deal with. First is the
trinomial in the form a+ bx + c,
where a = 1, and a+ 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, where a ≠
1.
Recall that FOIL method is a method in
multiplying binomial to the other
binomial. FOIL stands for:
F - first terms
O – Outer terms
I – Inner terms
L – last term
1. (x + 1)(x + 2)
= + 2x + x + 2
= + 3x + 2

2. (x + 3)(x – 4)
= - 4x + 3x -12
= -x - 12
1. Factor + 7x + 10.

Last term Factors Sum of the

Factors
10 (1)(10) 11
Fa (2)(5) 7
(-1)(-10) -11
(-2)(-5) -7

+ 7x + 10
= (x + 2)(x + 5)
2. Factor + 2x - 15.

Last Factors Sum of the

Term Factors
(1)(-15) -14
-15 (-1)(15) 14
(3)(-5) -2
(-3)(5) 2

+ 2x – 15
= (x - 3)(x + 5)
3. Factor - 5x - 24.
Factors Sum of the
Last Factors
Term (1)(-24) -23
(-1)(24) 23
-24 (4)(-6) -2
(-4)(6) 2
(2)(-12) -10
(-2)(12) 10
(3)(-8) -5
(-3)(8) 5

- 5x – 24
= (x+ 3)(x – 8)
 4. Factor - 5x - 6.

Product of First Factors Sum of Factors

and Last Terms
(-35x)
(-16x)
(-9x)
(-5x)
(0)

- 5x – 6
=
= () - ()
= 2x(3x + 2) – 3(3x + 2)
= (2x -3)(3x + 2)
5. Factor 3+ 17x + 10.

Factors Sum of the

Product of the Factors
First and Last 31
Terms
(3)(10) = 30

3+ 17x + 10
= 3
= (3) + (15x + 10)
= x(3x + 2) + 5(3x + 2)
= (x + 5)(3x + 2)