ALL FORMS OF FACTORING REVIEW
First: This is always the first thing
you should do! Check to see if
there is a GCF
4𝑎𝑥 + 8𝑎𝑦 + 5𝑎𝑧
Second: Is it a difference of
squares?
Third: Is it a quadratic in the form
of 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐  (x )(x )
Fourth: Is it a quadratic in the
form a𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
𝑎≠1
(Guess and check/Decomposition)
𝑥 2 − 16
𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 16
4𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 7
9𝑥 2 − 25
𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 25
4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 2