Factoring Facts
The GCF is the first step you should look for when doing this process.
What is Factoring?
A statement indicating two expressions are equal.
What is an Equation?
Factor x2 - 49
(x-7) (x+7)
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A special case of factoring involving subtraction with two perfect squares
What is a Difference of Two Squares?
These are equations involving radicands.
What are Radical Equations?
Factor 2x2 + 7x + 5
(2x+5) (x+1)
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What is Physics?
A special case of factoring involving two perfect cubes
What is a Difference/Sum of cubes?
These have up to one solution but these have up to two solutions
What are Linear and Quadratic equations?
Solve x2 - 11x + 24
x = 8 and x = 3
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When factoring a trinomial you are looking for two numbers that multiply to what two coefficients
What is the A and C?
The formula that includes a, b, and c for solving equations.
What is the Quadratic Formula?
Solve 2x2 + 16x + 14
x = -1 and x = -7
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These are all the different types of factoring.
What is GCF, Grouping, Factoring Trinomials, D.O.T.S, Difference/Sum of Cubes?
1. Mulitply both sides of the equation by the LCD of all fractions in the equation
2. Simplify both sides.
3. Solve the equation.
4. Check all possible solutions.
These are the steps for solving this type of equation.
What is a Rational Equation?
9/2x+2/4=10/2
x = 1
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