It will be one less than the degree.
Factor into two binomials: x2+10x+25
(x+5)(x+5)
Factor 4x2-16
(2x+4)(2x-4)
What is the DEGREE of 2x3+9x4-5x2+6
4
Factor into two binomials: x2+2x-24
(x+6)(x-4)
Factor: 10x3-8x2+25x-20
(2x2+5)(5x-4)
(6x2-5x+8)-(4x2-7x+9)
2x2+2x-1
Factor 2x2-7x+6
(2x-3)(x-2)
Factor: 2x6-14x4+x2-7
(x2-7)(2x4+1)
How do you identify if a factor is tangent to or crosses the x-axis?
Tangent if the factor occurs an even number of times; crosses if the factor occurs an odd number of times.
Factor 2x2-x-6
(x-2)(2x+3)
Factor: x3+27
(x+3)(x2-3x+9)
Like terms need to have...(two things!!)
1. Same variables 2. Same exponents
(6x3+4x2-4x+5)-2(2x3-3x2+5x-5)
2x3+10x2-14x+15
Factor 4y2+12y+9
(2y+3)(2y+3)
What operation "undoes" multiplication of polynomials?
Factoring
Factor: 64x3-125
(4x-5)(16x2+20x+25)