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• Expressions
• Real Numbers
• Equations, Inequalities & Functions
• Solving Linear Equations
• Graphing Linear Equations
• Writing Linear Equations
• System of Linear Equations
• Exponents & Powers
• Quadratic Equations
• Polynomials & Factoring

Trigonometry

Factoring Quadratic Equations

Description – Visually and mathematically learn to factor quadratic trinomial equations. Builds pattern recognition and rules of thumb skills to factor quadratic equations. Learn when a quadratic trinomial can not be factored.

Activities – Multimedia Tutorial

 Objectives

• Using linear binomials to model the sides of a rectangle
• Learn to use tiles to model a quadratic trinomial
• Learn to reverse the FOIL method to factor a trinomial
• Learn to understand factoring as the reverse of multiplying polynomials
• Learn to manipulate polynomials into standard form to facilitate factoring
• Learn to factor a quadratic trinomial’s coefficients in order to fit factoring patterns
• Learn that if a tile model of a quadratic trinomial can not be put into a rectangle that it can not be factored
• Learn the formula to tell if a quadratic trinomial can be factored

Tags

polynomials, trinomials, factoring, factors, quadratic equation, FOIL Method

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