Warm-Up
Prime Factorization of Monomials
Part 1: Write the prime factorization of each number.
Example: 90 = 2 • 3 • 3 • 5
9 10
3 3 2 5
12 = 56 =
300 = 275 =
Part 2: Write the prime factorization of each monomial.
Example: 90x2yz5 = 2 • 3 • 3 • 5 • x • x • y • z • z • z • z • z
15x3 = 20a4b2 =
18xy6 = 25cd3e =
Part 3: What goes in each blank?
_____ • (2x + 5) = 8x2 + 20x _____ • (7 – 3x) = 63 – 27x
3x( _____ + _____ ) = 24x2 + 9x 5x2( _____ + _____ + _____ ) = 15x4 + 30x3 + 5x2
Lecture Notes
Main Concept
Use the prime factorizations of each term to help you factor.
Factor the binomial 12x3 + 15x2.
Factor the trinomial 15x2 + 40x – 5.
Solve for x: -3x3 – 27x2 – 54x = 0