| A | B |
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| What are the 3 main strategies for factoring polynomials? | GCF, X-Box, DOTS |
| When do you use GCF? | Always |
| When do you use X-Box? | With a trinomial |
| When do you use DOTS? | With a Difference of Two Squares |
| What type of factoring method can you use with 4x^2 + 2x? | GCF only |
| What type of factoring method can you use with x^2 - 3x - 40? | X-Box |
| What type of factoring method can you use with x^2 - 49? | DOTS |
| What type of factoring method do you use with X^2 + 36? | None - it is a SUM of Two Squares (SOTS) and it is prime |
| Factor x^2 - x - 56 | (x-8)(x+7) |
| Factor 16x^2 - 81 | (4x-9)(4x+9) |
| What is the GCF of 3x^3 + 48x? | 3x |
| Is x^2 - 27 a Difference of Two Squares or DOTS? | No |
| Is x^2 - 25 a Difference of Two Squares or DOTS? | Yes |
| Can x^2 - 5x + 15 be factored using X-Box? | Yes |
| Can 4x^2 + 18 be factored using X-Box | NO |
| Is SOTS a factoring strategy? | No |
| If you have two terms, what factoring strategy should you check for besides GCF? | DOTS |
| If you have three terms, what factoring strategy should you check for besides GCF? | X-Box |
| What do you always try first when factoring | GCF (everytime!!!) |
| What is the answer if you cannot factor using any method? | Prime |
