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Factoring Packet

This document is a factoring packet for students, containing various exercises on factoring techniques including GCF, difference of squares, sum and difference of cubes, and factoring by grouping. It includes multiple problems for each technique, encouraging students to check for a GCF before proceeding. The packet is structured to help students practice and reinforce their understanding of factoring polynomials.

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Factoring Packet

This document is a factoring packet for students, containing various exercises on factoring techniques including GCF, difference of squares, sum and difference of cubes, and factoring by grouping. It includes multiple problems for each technique, encouraging students to check for a GCF before proceeding. The packet is structured to help students practice and reinforce their understanding of factoring polynomials.

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Factoring

Packet

Name: ____________________________________________
Teacher: _______________________Hour: ____________

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GCF Factoring/Difference of Squares
Directions: factor the following. Be sure to check for a GCF

1. x3 – 2x2 2. 4d2 + 16

3. 20r3s3 + 25rs2 4. x2 – 25

5. 2x2 - 8 6. x3 – 9x

7. x2 – 9x 8. 9x2 + 36

9. 5x2 - 45 10. 12x2y – 20xy

11. 12x2 – 16x 12. 6x3 – 18x2

13. 3c2 – 3d2 14. 40x2y – 2x3y5

15. 25 – y2 16. by – ay

17. x3 – 4x 18. x2 – 100

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Factoring by Leading Coefficient Equal to 1
Directions: factor the following. Be sure to check for a GCF

1. x2 + 4x – 12 2. x2 + 3x – 4

3. x2 – 5x + 4 4. -x3 – 5x2 + 36x

5. b2 – 12b + 20 6. 2x3 – 2x2 – 4x

7. x2 – 7x - 8 8. c2 + 8c – 33

9. n2 – n – 30 10. 4x2 – 20x – 24

11. x2 – 18x + 81 12. 3a2 – 6a + 3

13. -x2 + 7x + 30 14. x2 + 43x + 120

15. x2 + 20x + 51 16. 4s2 – 20s – 24

17. a2 – 11a + 24 18. 3m2 + 9m – 30

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Factoring by Sum and Difference of Cubes
- a 3 + b3 ____________________________________________

- a3 – b3 ____________________________________________

- Use the acronym S.O.A.P to help you remember the signs within your parentheses.

o S: same sign
o O: opposite sign
o AP: always positive

Sum and Difference of Cubes


Directions: factor the following. Be sure to check for a GCF

1. x3 + 27 2. x3 – 8

3. 27x3 - 8 4. 64x3 + 27

5. x3 - 64 6. 250x4 + 128x

7. 125 – x3 8. -27u3 + 125

9. m3 + 64n3 10. -a3 – 8

11. 648a + 1029a4 12. 343m3 + 64n3

13. 125c4 +cd3 14. 8a3 +1

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Factor by Grouping
Directions: factor the following. Be sure to check for a GCF

1. 12a3 – 15a2 +4a - 5 2. m3 – m2 -2m +2

3. x3 + x2 + 9x + 9 4. x3 – 4x2 – x + 4

5. x4 – 2x3 + 8x - 16 6. 3x3 – 21x2 + 2x – 14

7. a3 – 9a2b + ab – 9b2 8. m3 – m2n + m – n

9. 4x3 – x2y +8xy – 2y2 10. 2r3 + 3r2 – 18r – 27

11. 6x2 – 3x – 2x + 1 12. 20x2 + 15x + 28x + 21

13. 18x2 + 6x – 63x - 21 14. x3 + 2x2y – 4x – 8y

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Factoring by Leading Coefficient Greater Than 1
Directions: factor the following. Be sure to check for a GCF

1. 8x3 – 34x2 – 30x 2. 3b3 – 5b2 + 2b

3. 4x2 + 9x + 2 4. 6x2 + 13x + 6

5. 3x2 + x – 4 6. 5x2 – 7x + 2

7. 8x2 + 10x – 3 8. 4x2 + 3x – 1

9. 2x2 + x – 6 10. 3b3 – 8b2 – 3b

11. 2x3 – 8x2 – 42x 12. 4x2 – 9x – 9

13. 4x2 + 12x + 9 14. 2x2 – x – 28

15. 6w2 – 28w + 32 16. 8m2 + 6m – 5

17. 16k2 – 24k + 8 18. 6k2 – 3k – 84

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Mixed Practice Factoring

Directions: fully factor the following. Be sure to check for a GCF.

1. x2 + 10x + 25 2. 9x2 – 13x + 4

3. x2 – 225 4. 15x2 – 47x + 28

5. 10x2 + 37x – 12 6. 8x2 – 16

7. 3x2y – 12y3 8. 5x2 + 10x – 75

9. 24x2 – 26x – 5 10. -x2 + 7x + 30

11. x3 – 64 12. 20x2 + 90x + 100

13. 18x2 – 57x – 21 14. 36x4 – 9

15. 2x3 – 128x 16. 24x3 + 18x2 – 6x

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17. 4a3 – a2b – 36a + 9b 18. 3m3 – 12m2n – 180mn

19. 2y2 – 9y – 18 20. 36a3b4 – 20a2b3 – 8ab2

21. x4 – y4 22. 3x2 – 6x + 3

23. 6x2y – 28xy + 30y 24. 14x3 - 7x2 + 2xy - y

25. 16q3 – 48q2 + 32q 26. 13x5 – 13x

27. n2 + 18n + 81 28. 4x3 + 20x2 – 9x – 45

29. 16a3bc – 49ab3c 30. 4m3 + 10m2 – 84m

31. 81y4 – 1 32. 3x3 – x2 – 3x + 1

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33. 52xy – 39xz 34. 4x2 – 20x + 25

35. 18w2 – 27w 36. 25x2 – 121

37. n3 – n2 – 42n 38. 125 – x3

39. 5v2 – 30v + 40 40. x3 + 3x2 + 8x + 24

41. a3b2 – a 42. x3 + 64

43. 10x2 + 13x – 3 44. c2 – 5c + 6

45. 24a3b2 + 56a2b – 16a 46. x3 – 3x2y – x + 3y

47. 36m4 – 16m2 48. 8x3 – 27

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49. p2 – 31p + 108 50. 8x3 + 38x2y – 10xy

51. -27u3 – 125 52. 2x3 + 5x2y – 2xy2 – 5y3

53. 9y4 – 9 54. 20ab – 35ac

55. 64m3 – mn2 56. 18y2 – 24y + 8

57. 3k3 + 24k2 + 45k 58. 4x3 + 8x2 – 49x – 98

59. 64p3 – 1 60. x2 + 5x – 6

61. 20x2 + 43x + 21 62. 100x2 – 400y2

63. -x2 + 7x + 30 64. x6 – y6

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