Practice Factoring Intuition in Math
Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.
Quick Recap
Understanding factoring as finding what multiplies together to give an expression.
Reverse engineering multiplication: 'What times what gives x^2 + 5x + 6?'
Example 1
easyWhat two numbers multiply to 12 and add to 7?
Example 2
mediumFind two numbers that multiply to -15 and add to 2.
Example 3
easyFind two numbers that multiply to 18 and add to 9.
Example 4
hardFind two numbers that multiply to -24 and add to -2.