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Factoring Interactive

Factoring Interactive. In Algebra County. GCF is first!. FACTORING POLYNOMIALS. Are there any squared terms left over?. 2 Terms. It is possibly the difference of two squares (DOTS). If a = 1, do guess and check.

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Factoring Interactive

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  1. Factoring Interactive In Algebra County

  2. GCF is first! FACTORING POLYNOMIALS Are there any squared terms left over? 2 Terms It is possibly the difference of two squares (DOTS) If a = 1, do guess and check. If a is a number other than 1, do guess/check or factor by grouping (product/sum). 3 Terms 4 Terms Factor by grouping.

  3. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. There is no GCF. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/Check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are three terms, and a = 1, I use guess/check. Factor it:

  4. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. The GCF is -5. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are two terms, I try DOTS (difference of two squares). Factor it: In factoring with DOTS, I use a memorized pattern. I don’t figure out the outside terms and the inside terms and add them, because I know they add to zero.

  5. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. The GCF is -1. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are three terms, and a is not 1, I can use grouping or guess/check. Since a is 2, not a big number, guess/check is easy. Factor it:

  6. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. There is no GCF. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are four terms, I use Factoring by Grouping. Factor it: Group the first two and factor out the GCF; do the same for the next two. Now factor out the Common Binomial Factor.

  7. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. There is no GCF. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are three terms, and a is not 1, I can use grouping or guess/check. Since a is 3, not a big number, guess/check is easy. Factor it:

  8. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. The GCF is 5x. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? None of those. It has two terms, but it doesn’t fit the pattern of DOTS.

  9. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. The GCF is 7xy. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? None of those. There are no more squared terms, so it is completely factored.

  10. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. There is no GCF. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are three terms, and the exponents are different, I’m going to use grouping. Factor it: We need 2y2 and -8y2

  11. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. There is no GCF. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are three terms, and a is HUGE, I’m going to use grouping. We need 12y and -15y

  12. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. There is no GCF. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are four terms, I use Factoring by Grouping. Factor it: Group the first two and factor out the GCF; do the same for the next two. Now factor out the Common Binomial Factor.

  13. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. The GCF is 2a. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are three terms, and a = 1, use guess/check. Factor it:

  14. Is there a GCF? If so, factor it out. The GCF is 7. What method do I use to factor the above, DOTS, Guess/check, or Factoring by Grouping? Since there are two terms, I try DOTS (difference of two squares). Factor it: In factoring with DOTS, I use a memorized pattern. I don’t figure out the outside terms and the inside terms and add them, because I know they add to zero.

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