Factoring Trinomials (a=1)

Sharpen your algebra skills! This worksheet helps 7th-8th graders master **factoring trinomials** (a=1) through practice.

Warm-Up with some diamond problems! Click on the blue circle to enter the number that should go in the box. 4 -45 -1 -12 -11 30 -5 10 -4 2 4 -20 To get ready for "FACTORING" today, we will need the skill to figure out these diamond problems! Remember, the sum is given on the LEFT and the product is given on the right. Can you figure out the 2 numbers? 6 2 3 -9 -2 -12 Watch this video for a refresher practice with factoring if you are still unsure after the class notes. Click on the blue circle and write the factored form of the trinomial. For example, you may write something like (x-2)(x+4). It does not matter which factor comes first, so you could also write (x+4)(x-2). (p+6)(p+8) (n+2)(n+8) (p+4)(p+10) (r+3)(r+6) (b-7)(b-2) (p-7)(p-1) (b-5)(b-3) (m-9)(m-7) (m-2)(m+3) (k-10)(k+6) (p-5)(p+3) (r-4)(r+5)