6. Product of two binomials
Examples:
1) (2x – 3)(x – 7)
2
ax b cx d acx ad bc x bd
2
2 14 3 21
x x x
2
2 17 21
x x
7. The product of two binomials with
like terms is equal to the product
of the first terms of the binomials
plus the sum of the products of the
two outer terms and two inner
terms plus the product of the last
terms of the binomials (FOIL
Method).
9. Square of a binomial
Examples:
1) (2x – 3y)2
2 2 2
2 2 2
2
2
a b a ab b
a b a ab b
a b
2 2
2 2 2 3 3
x x y y
2 2
4 12 9
x xy y
10. The square of a binomial is
equal to the square of the first
term plus twice the product of
the two terms plus the square
of the second term.
15. Cube of a binomial
Examples:
1) (x + y2)3
2) (2x – 3y)3
3 3 2 2 3
3 3
a b a a b ab b
x x y x y y
2 3
3 2 2 2 2
3 3
x x y xy y
3 2 2 4 6
3 3
x x y x y y
2 3
3 2
2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3
x x y xy y
3 2 2 3
8 36 54 27
16. The cube of a binomial is equal to the
cube of the first term plus thrice the
product of the second term and the
square of the first term plus thrice the
product of the first term and the
square of the second term plus the
cube of the second term.
18. Product of a binomial and a
trinomial
Examples:
1) (x + y2)(x2 – xy2 + y4)
2) (2x – 3y)(4x2 + 6xy + 9y2)
3) (x – y)(x2 + 2xy + y2)
2 2 3 3
2 2 3 3
a b a ab b a b
a b a ab b a b
x y
3 6
x y
3
3
2 3 x y
3 3
8 27
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19. The product of a binomial (x
+ y) and a trinomial (x2 – xy +
y2) is simply equal to the
sum of the cubes of the first
term and second term of the
binomial.
20. Factoring
A polynomial with integer coefficients is
said to be prime if it has no monomial or
polynomial factors with integer
coefficients other than itself and one.
A polynomial with integer coefficients is
said to be factored completely when each
of its polynomial factor is prime.
21. The reverse of finding the related products
is a process called factoring. Rewriting a
polynomials as a product of polynomial
factors is call Factoring Polynomials. These
are:
1. Common Monomial Factor
2. Difference of two Squares
3. Factoring Trinomials
4. Factoring Perfect Square Trinomial
5. Factoring by Grouping
22. Factoring a common monomial factor
Examples:
1) 4x2yz3– 2x4y3z2 +6 x3y2z4
ab ac a b c
x yz
2 2
2
z x y xyz
2 2 2
2 3
23. Difference of two squares
Examples:
1) 4u2 – 9v2
2) (a+2b)2 – (3b + c)2
2 2
a b a b a b
u v u v
2 3 2 3
a b b c a b b c
2 3 2 3
a b c a b c
5
24. Factoring trinomials
Examples:
1) x2 + 7x + 10
2) a2 – 10a + 24
3) a2 + 4ab – 21b2
4) 20x2 + 43xy + 14y2
2
( )
acx ad bc x bd ax b cx d
x x
5 2
a a
6 4
a b a b
7 3
x y x y
5 2 4 7
a a
8 3
25. Perfect square trinomials
Examples:
1) y2 – 10y + 25
2) 24a3 + 72a2b + 54ab2
2
2 2
2
2 2
2
2
a ab b a b
a ab b a b
y
2
5
a
6
a ab b
2 2
4 12 9
a a b
2
6 2 3
26. Sum and difference of cubes
Examples:
1) 27 – x3
2) t3 + 8
3 3 2 2
3 3 2 2
a b a b a ab b
a b a b a ab b
x
3
x x
2
9 3
t
2
t x
2
2 4
27.
y y
6 3
3 2 1
y
2
3
3 1
y y y
2
2
3 1 2 1
3) 3y6 – 6y3 + 3
28. Factoring by GROUPING
Examples:
1) 10a3 + 25a – 4a2 – 10
a a a
3 2
10 25 4 10
a a2
5 2 5
a2
2 5
Common factor
a2
2 2 5
a
5 2
29. Factoring by GROUPING
Examples:
2) 3xy – yz + 3xw – zw
xy xw
3 3
x y w
3
y w
yz zw
z y w
x z
3
30. Special Products and Factoring
Summary
Always look for a common monomial
factor, FIRST.
Factoring can also be done by grouping
some terms to yield a common
polynomial factor.
33. Reflection
When do we use special products?
Enumerate the special products we
discussed in this unit.
When is a polynomial completely
factored?
Enumerate the different types of
factoring.