2. What effect does multiplying the first term by a constant have? Factor: 3x2 - 14x + 8 Look at negatives & positives . . . Factors of 8 must both be _________? (3x - )(x - ) Try 4 and 2 Try 2 and 4

3. Factor 4x2 - x – 5 (2x - 5)(2x + 1) ??? (4x - 5)(x + 1) ???

4. Factor 6x2 + 7x – 24 (6x + 6)(x - 4) ??? (6x - 4)(x + 6) ??? (2x - 3)(3x + 8) ???

5. Factor 4x2 - 12x - 7

6. Factor 10x2 - 19x + 6

7. Factor 2x2 + 3x + 5 (2x + 5)(x + 5) ??? (2x + 5)(x + 1) ??? A polynomial that cannot be factored into polynomials of a lower degree is said to be an irreducible polynomial.

8. Do p. 257 1-18