Warm-Up: Factor by GCF
1.
2
16x
– 8x
2. 10x – 10y
FACTORING
POLYNOMIALS
FACTOR BY GROUPING METHOD
10x – 10y
2
8r
– 24r
Steps to Factor by Grouping 4 terms
1. Group the 1st two terms and the 2nd two
terms
2. Factor out the GCF of each group
3. Write down the common parenthesis
4. In another parenthesis, write the GCFs
5. Check to see if the parenthesis can factor
again
3
x
+
2
7x
+ 2x + 14
Let’s group the terms to find common factors!
x3 + 7x2 + 2x + 14
3
x
+
2
x
+ 5x + 5
3
y
–
2
14y
+ y - 14
3
m
–
2
6m
+ 2m - 12
ad + 3a –
2
d
– 3d
Individual Practice: 1 - 28
Homework
Pg. 95: 7 – 12 ALL
plus what you did not complete
on the worksheet.