Factoring - How to Factor Different Types

We will talk about how to approach different types of factoring problems in this free math video tutorial by Mario's Math Tutoring such as:

0:17 Decision Tree for Factoring
2:04 Greatest Common Factor Method 5x^2 +10x +20
3:05 GCF 6x^3 - 2xy^2
4:41 Difference of 2 Squares x^2 - 100
6:00 GCF then Difference of 2 Squares 4y^2 - 100
7:16 Difference of 2 Cubes x^3 - 8
8:39 GCF followed by Sum of 2 Cubes 2x^3 + 54
10:07 Factoring by Grouping Followed by Difference of 2 Squares
x^3 - 2x^2 - 4x + 8
13:16 Factoring Trinomial with Leading Coefficient of 1 x^2 +7x + 12
14:19 Factoring Trinomial with Leading Coefficient of 1 x^2 - 5x - 24
15:48 Factoring Trinomial with Leading Coefficient not 1 by Splitting the Middle Term and Factoring by Grouping 6x^2 - 11x - 10
19:34 Factoring Trinomial 10x^2 - 3x - 4

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[meownamejeff]

I watched a ton of videos on factoring. This one has to be the most organised and well explained one. Thank you.

[jamestheengineer]

Best Tutorial I've found. The Flow Chart made everything easier to understand and organized.

[tssgatam]

4:41 difference of 2 squares
7:16 difderence of 3 squares
10:07 factoring by grouoing
19:34 factoring trinomial
I Hope it helps.

[shahanapandi]

OMG !!
Not a single teacher in my 10 years of student life has taught me this easily!!
Thanks a

[hannahnicoleeee]

Can't believe you manage to discuss excellently the different types of factoring in 22 mins. You saved my time so much.

[vanvessem]

I have spent about 36 hours watching youtube videos trying to find one that explains all of this. THANK YOU. I'm going to check in with my teacher now and tell her that *this* video needs to be added to her online handout.

[shootymcshooter]

Amazing, I was able to learn factoring in under 30 minutes with almost complete understanding, I hope your videos can get me through the rest of Algebra II

[vadepierce]

thank you for saving my grade. i have a good teacher i was just not getting this and now i get it. THANK YOU

[Kenny-dhoz]

This video is honestly so helpful, my teacher really tried to explain all of these in an hour and I swear I didn't understand a single word. Thank you so much!

[sallymea]

Amongst many of the videos I've watched on factoring this one is unequivocally the best one. I finally understand factoring in it's entirety. THANK YOU MUCH! 💖😘

[sennest]

You just taught an old dog some new tricks! Where were you 35 years ago😂! Many thanks!

[jiri]

Thank you, Mario! This tutorial was very intuitive and helpful.

[heatherforde]

Thank you for taking time to create such a wonderful and helpful video. Thank you for taking one step at a time and going through so many examples. This was a great learning experience.

[Madhura_Yuvaraj_Badhe]

Thank you so much for such a detailed explanation that too within 22 mins!
Helped a lot! Thanks!

[hanjisungswetsock]

I have been struggling in algebra due to factorizing recently and I couldn't find a proper video which explained everything properly, until I came to this channel, this is the best explanation I have found yet, lets hope I can do well in my upcoming exams. Thank you to the great teacher in this video for such a clear explanation!!!!

[michalgarcia]

Finally finally finally I am able to understand this mess! At least that’s how I felt until today when I watched your video. Thank you so much for creating this video!!

[jbell]

Math is so frustrating.. Thank goodness for people like you!

[AllAboutJailbreak]

Great video. This was exactly what I was looking for. I don't understand, why it is so hard to display something like this in a flow chart to provide a broad overview. Good job.

[jacquelynramsey]

I am really struggling with factoring but this video just made me 100% more confident in myself! Thanks so much, dude!!