Examples with solutions for Factoring Trinomials: More than one factorization

Exercise #1

x2+(x2)2=2(x+1)2 x^2+(x-2)^2=2(x+1)^2

Video Solution

Answer

x=14 x=\frac{1}{4}

Exercise #2

(x+1)(x1)(x+1)=x2+x3 (x+1)(x-1)(x+1)=x^2+x^3

Video Solution

Answer

x=1 x=-1

Exercise #3

Solve the equation:

5x(x+2)(x+5)=5x3 5x(x+2)(x+5)=5x^3

Video Solution

Answer

A+B are correct.

Exercise #4

(x+3)(x3)=x2+x (x+3)(x-3)=x^2+x

Video Solution

Answer

x=9 x=-9

Exercise #5

(x+3)2=(x3)2 (x+3)^2=(x-3)^2

Video Solution

Answer

x=0 x=0

Exercise #6

Solve the following equation:

(x1)(x+1)(x2)=2x2+x3 (x-1)(x+1)(x-2)=-2x^2+x^3

Video Solution

Answer

x=2 x=2

Exercise #7

(x4)2=(x+2)(x1) (x-4)^2=(x+2)(x-1)

Video Solution

Answer

x=2 x=2