Factoring Trinomials when The Leading Coefficient Is Not One
1st: Set up the answer. 
2nd: List all factor pairs of the last term. 
3rd: List all factor pairs of the first term. 
4th: List all factor pairs of the product of the first and the last terms. 
5th: Add or subtract to get the middle term. 
		If + , add and make both the same sign. 
		If - , subtract and make the signs different. 
6th: The "larger" number always takes this (linear term) sign. 
7th: Match a pair of factors of the first with a pair of factors of the last to make the 
	required factors of the product . 
8th: Place factor by matching OUTERS with OUTERS and INNERS with INNERS. 
9th: Verify by multiplying to obtain the product. 
	from www.mathnstuff.com/math/algebra/afactor.htm 

Factoring Trinomials when The Leading Coefficient Is Not One
1st: Set up the answer. 
2nd: List all factor pairs of the last term. 
3rd: List all factor pairs of the first term. 
4th: List all factor pairs of the product of the first and the last terms. 
5th: Add or subtract to get the middle term. 
		If + , add and make both the same sign. 
		If - , subtract and make the signs different. 
6th: The "larger" number always takes this (linear term) sign. 
7th: Match a pair of factors of the first with a pair of factors of the last to make the 
	required factors of the product . 
8th: Place factor by matching OUTERS with OUTERS and INNERS with INNERS. 
9th: Verify by multiplying to obtain the product. 
	from www.mathnstuff.com/math/algebra/afactor.htm 

Factoring Trinomials when The Leading Coefficient Is Not One
1st: Set up the answer. 
2nd: List all factor pairs of the last term. 
3rd: List all factor pairs of the first term. 
4th: List all factor pairs of the product of the first and the last terms. 
5th: Add or subtract to get the middle term. 
		If + , add and make both the same sign. 
		If - , subtract and make the signs different. 
6th: The "larger" number always takes this (linear term) sign. 
7th: Match a pair of factors of the first with a pair of factors of the last to make the 
	required factors of the product . 
8th: Place factor by matching OUTERS with OUTERS and INNERS with INNERS. 
9th: Verify by multiplying to obtain the product. 
	from www.mathnstuff.com/math/algebra/afactor.htm