Factoring: Prepared By: Mr. Reiniel Mark A. Sison Reviewed By: Ms. Angeline A. Relos For Educational Purposes Only
Factoring: Prepared By: Mr. Reiniel Mark A. Sison Reviewed By: Ms. Angeline A. Relos For Educational Purposes Only
Factoring
Factoring Techniques
1. Common Factor
Form: ( )
Example:
Step 2: Divide each term by the greatest common factor and write the result inside a
parenthesis.
⇒ ( )
⇒ ( )
Form: ( )( )
Example:
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Step 1: Get the square root of the first term and the second term.
⇒√ and √
Step 2: Write the sum of the first and second term beside the difference of the first
and second term.
⇒( )( )
Forms: ( )( )
( )( )
Examples:
Step 1: Get the cube root of the first term and the second term.
⇒√ and √
⇒( ) and ( )
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Step 4: In a parenthesis, write the cube root of the first term, the sign of the second
term and the cube root of the second term.
⇒( )
Step 5: Add the answers in Step 2 and add the answer in Step 3 then write it inside
a parenthesis. Note: We add the answer in Step 3 because the given is subtraction.
If the given is addition, add the answers in Step 2 and subtract it by the answer in
Step 3 then write it inside a parenthesis.
⇒( )
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Forms: ( )
( )
Examples:
Step 1: Get the square root of the first term and the third term.
⇒√ and √
Step 2: Write the square root of the first term, the sign of the second term, and the
square root of the third term inside a parenthesis with outside.
⇒( )
⇒( )
5. Quadratic Trinomials
Forms: ( ) ( )( )
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Example:
Step 1: Get the factors of the first term. One of them will be the first term of the first
binomial and the other will be the first term of the second binomial.
⇒ and
Step 2: Get the factors of the last term. One of them will be the second term of the
first binomial and the other will be the second term of the second binomial.
⇒ and –
Step 3: Arrange the terms so that if you multiply the two binomials the result will be
the given. Note: You may use trial and error in this step.
⇒( )( )
Examples:
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Step 1: Multiply the product of the square root of the first and third term by two.
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Step 2: Subtract the answer in Step 1 by the second term of the given.
Step 3: Add the answer in Step 2 to the second term and subtract it from the whole
trinomial.
⇒( ( ) ) ( )
Step 4: Get the factors of the new trinomial and note that this step will form a
difference of two squares.
⇒( ) ( )
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7. Factoring by Grouping
Example:
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Step 2: Apply any of the previous factoring techniques suitable in factoring the group
of terms.
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