POLQ 1 | Lesson 3 | Practice (Factoring Trinomials)

Factoring Trinomials

Factor the following trinomials using both methods from the last page,  grouping and traditional.  Which one is easier to use?

a) \(x^2+4x-32\)

b) \(12x^2+5x-2\)

c) \(6x^2-11x+4\)

The factors are scrambled below and include one extra factor:

\((x-4)\hspace{7mm}(3x+2)\hspace{7mm}(2x-1)\hspace{7mm}(x+8)\hspace{7mm}(x-2)\hspace{7mm}(4x-1)\hspace{7mm}(3x-4)\)


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