Factoring Quadratic Equations Practice
Description – Practice factoring quadratic trinomial equations, including identifying non factorable quadratic trinomial equations.
Activities – Multimedia Practice
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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