Factoring Quadratic Trinomials - 2

Factoring Quadratic Trinomials : x² - ax + b

Please follow the following steps to factor the quadratic trinomials of such type:

It is very easy to factor quadratic trinomials when the coefficient of the quadratic term is 1.
Factoring quadratic trinomials step two

Now print the following worksheet to practice factoring such trinomials:






Key to factoring quadratic trinomials:

Writing all the factors of a number is the basic key to factoring quadratic trinomials of all kind. In these polynomial factoring you need to find the factors of the constant term.

Always start at 1 and the number itself and keep going until you find the sum of a factor pair is equal to the coefficient of the linear term.

Knowledge of divisibility rules by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 etc. is very important to find all the factors of the given number.