Factoring Completely Different

Types of Polynomials
Grade 8 - Mathematics
Week 1, Quarter 1

RHEALINDA R. BLANQUERA
Mathematics Teacher
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After performing the activities in this module,
you should be able to factor:
 Polynomials with common monomial factor
 Difference of Two Squares
 Perfect Square Trinomial
LESSON 1
Factoring Polynomials with
Common Monomial Factor
 VOCABULARY LIST
M o n o m i a l – is an algebraic expression consisting of one term
 
Examples: 5, x, 5x, 5xyz, 5
B i n o m i a l – is an algebraic expression consisting of two terms
 
Examples: x+5, 3-xy, 5
T r i n o m i a l – is an algebraic expression consisting of three terms
 
Examples:
F a c t o r – an exact divisor of a number
F a c t o r s – terms to be multiplied to give the polynomial
F a c t o r i n g – process of finding the factors of a polynomial
C o m m o n F a c t o r – factor that repeatedly occurs in each term
Greatest Common Monomial Factor (GCMF)
– factor that repeatedly occurs in each term
Greatest Common Monomial Factor (GCMF)
– the greatest factor contained in every term of an algebraic
expression.
Example 1
Factor 24.
24=1 ∙24
 

¿ 2∙ 12
 

Set of Factors of 24
¿ 3 ∙8
 

¿4∙6
 
Let’s try this!
Factor 32.
3 2 =¿ ¿
 

 
¿¿
 
¿¿
Let’s try this!
Factor 32.
3 2=
1∙ ¿32¿
   

 
¿¿ Set of Factors of 32
 
¿¿
Let’s try this!
Factor 32.
3 2=
1∙ ¿32¿
   

¿2 ∙16 Set of Factors of 32

   

¿
 
¿¿
Let’s try this!
Factor 32.
3 2=
1∙ ¿32¿
   

¿2 ∙16 Set of Factors of 32

   

¿
¿4 ∙¿
8
   
 Example 2
Find the GCF of 30 and 36.
3 0= 6 ∙5 3 6=6 ∙ 6
   

¿ 2∙ 3 · 5∙ 1
   

3
3 0=2∙ 3 ·5
 

3 6=2∙ 3 · 2· 3
 
Example 2
Find the GCF of 30 and 36.
3 0= 6 ∙5 3 0= 6 ∙6
   

¿ 2∙ 3 · 5
   

3
3 0=2∙ 3 ·5
 

3 6=2∙ 3 · 2· 3 The GCF is 6

 
Let’s try this!
Find the GCF of 15 and 75.

1 5 =¿
 

7 5= ¿
 
Let’s try this!
Find the GCF of 15 and 75.

15=5 ∙ 3
 

7 5=5 ∙ 3 ∙5
 
Let’s try this!
Find the GCF of 15 and 75.

15=5 ∙ 3
 

GCF is 15
7 5=5 ∙ 3 ∙5
 
Example 3
 

Find the GCMF of and

Example 3
 

Find the GCMF of and

2
24 𝑎 𝑏=2 ∙ 2∙ 2 ∙3 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏
 

2 2
40 𝑎 𝑏 =2 ∙2 ∙ 2∙ 5 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙𝑏 ∙ 𝑏
 
Example 3
 

Find the GCMF of and

2
24 𝑎 𝑏=2 ∙ 2∙ 2 ∙3 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏
 

2 2
40 𝑎 𝑏 =2 ∙2 ∙ 2∙ 5 ∙ 𝑎 ∙ 𝑎 ∙𝑏 ∙ 𝑏
 

GCMF=
Numerical coefficient

3
 

2𝑥
exponent

Variable/base
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 1: Find the greatest common factor of the
numerical coefficients.
-Find the GCF of 4 and 10
4=2 ∙ 2
 

𝐺𝐶𝐹 𝑖𝑠 2
 

1 0=5 ∙ 2
 
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 2: Find the common variable with the least
exponent that appears in each term of the polynomial.
 

𝑚 2
𝑚
   

𝑇h𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑚
 

1
𝑚
 
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 3: The product of the GCF in step 1 and step 2
is the GCMF of the polynomial
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 1: Find the greatest common factor of the
numerical coefficients.
-Find the GCF of 4 and 10
4=2 ∙ 2
 

𝐺𝐶𝐹 𝑖𝑠 2
 

1 0=5 ∙ 2
 
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 2: Find the common variable with the least
exponent that appears in each term of the polynomial.
 

𝑚 2
𝑚
   

𝑇h𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑚
 

1
𝑚
 
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 3: The product of the GCF in step 1 and step 2
is the GCMF of the polynomial

2 (𝑚)
   

𝑇h𝑒 𝐺𝐶𝑀𝐹 𝑖𝑠 2𝑚
 
Example 4
 
Factor
Step 4: To completely factor the given polynomial,
divide the polynomial by its GCMF, the resulting quotient
is the other factor.
2
4 𝑚 𝑛 10 𝑚
 

+
2𝑚 2𝑚
  
Example 4 Factor
2
4 𝑚 𝑛 10 𝑚
 
 

+ 2m(2
2𝑚 2𝑚
  2
4𝑚 𝑛 4∙𝑚 ∙𝑛 2  
10 𝑚 10 ∙𝑚
= =
2𝑚 2∙𝑚 2𝑚 2 ∙𝑚
2  
 
4∙𝑚 ∙𝑛 =5
=2 mn
2 ∙𝑚
Example 4  
Factor
 

2m(2
 
 
𝐺𝐶𝑀𝐹
LESSON 2
FACTORING THE DIFFERENCE
OF
TWO SQUARES
 Vocabulary List:
Difference of Two Squares
A binomial where the first and second terms are
perfect squares. The two terms are separated signs.
Perfect Square
A number whose square root is a whole number
 Steps in Factoring the Difference of
Two Squares
Step 1: Get the principal principal square
root of each of the two terms.
Step 2: Using the principal square roots,
form two factors, one a sum and the other
a difference
 Example 1:
𝟐
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂 −𝟏𝟔
 

 
=
 

=4
 Example 1:
𝟐
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 : 𝒂 −𝟏𝟔
 

¿
 
 Example 1:
𝟐
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 : 𝒂 −𝟏𝟔
 

¿
 
 Example 1:
𝟐
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 : 𝒂 −𝟏𝟔
 

(𝒂+ 𝟒)(𝒂 − 𝟒)
 
 Example 1:
𝟐
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 : 𝒂 −𝟏𝟔
 

(𝒂+ 𝟒)(𝒂 − 𝟒)
 

 
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 ,
𝟐
𝒂 −𝟏𝟔=(𝒂+𝟒 )(𝒂 − 𝟒)
 
 Example 2:
𝟖 𝟔
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒃 − 𝟗
 

 
=
 

=3
 Example 2:
𝟖 𝟔
𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒃 − 𝟗
 

𝟒 𝟑 𝟒 𝟑
(𝒂 𝒃 +𝟑)( 𝒂 𝒃 − 𝟑)
 

 
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 ,
𝟖 𝟔 𝟒 𝟑 𝟒 𝟑
𝒂 𝒃 − 𝟗=(𝒂 𝒃 +𝟑)(𝒂 𝒃 − 𝟑)
 
Lesson 4
Factoring Perfect Square
Trinomial
 Lesson 4
Vocabulary List:
Perfect Square Trinomial
It is a trinomial that is a square of a binomial. It is the result of
squaring a binomial.
Trinomial
It is an algebraic expression with three terms.

Square root of a number

It is a value that when multiplied by itself, gives the number.
A perfect square trinomial is the result of squaring
a binomial. Note that in order to be a perfect
square trinomial, it must have the following
conditions:
• the first and last terms are perfect squares.
• the middle term is twice the product of the square
root of the first and last terms.
Example 1:
 

−10𝑦+25

Is it a perfect square trinomial?

Example 1:
 

−10𝑦+25

Condition 1: 𝑦² and 25 are both perfect

squares.
Example 1:
 

−10𝑦+25

Condition 2: −10𝑦 = −2[𝑦⋅5], where 𝑦 and

5 are the square roots of 𝑦² and 25.
Perfect Square Trinomial
 
Example 2:
Condition 1: and 9 are both perfect
squares.
Condition 2: 12𝑥=2[2𝑥⋅3], where 2𝑥 and 3
are the square roots of and 9
Therefore, +12𝑥+9 is a perfect square
trinomial.
Steps in Factoring Perfect Square
Trinomials:
Step 1: Get the square roots of the first
and last terms.
Step 2: Use the sign of the middle term
between the roots.
Step 3: Square the binomial obtained in
step 2.
  

Example 1:
 
Factor
Step 1:
Get the square root of
 

 
 

Example 1:
 
Factor
Step 2:
U

𝒏 +𝟖
 
  

Example 1:
  Factor
Step 3:
S
 
𝟐
 
(𝒏+𝟖)
Therefore,
  

Example 2:
 
Factor
Step 1:
Get the square root of
 

 
 

Example 2:
 
Factor
Step 2:
U

𝒙 −𝟔
 
  

Example 2:
  Factor
Step 3:
S
 
𝟐
 
( 𝒙 − 𝟔)
Therefore,
Week 1
Answer the following in your paper.
 Practice Task 2 on page 6
 Practice Task 1 and 2 on page 10
 Practice Task 2 on page 18