Mathorio
Worksheet
Factoring by Grouping
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Show your work for each problem.
- 1.What is the first step in factoring by grouping?
- a)Find the GCF of all terms
- b)Add all coefficients
- c)Multiply the binomials
- d)Group the terms in pairs
- 2.When factoring , what is the GCF of the first group ?
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- 3.What is the GCF of ?
- 4.After factoring , what is the common binomial factor?
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- 5.Factor completely: . Write the answer in the form .
- 6.Factor:
- 7.Factor:
- 8.Factor:
- 9.When factoring , what should you factor out from the second group to match the binomial from the first group?
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- 10.Factor:
- 11.Factor:
- 12.Factor:
- 13.Factor completely:
- 14.Factor:
- 15.Which polynomial CANNOT be factored by grouping?
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- 16.Factor completely: