Introduction
Factoring Special Cases
100
An expression of the form ax^2 + bx +c is commonly referred to as this.
What is a polynomial?
100
This is the process of rewriting a polynomial as the product of two or more expressions.
What is factoring?
200
When a polynomial contains only one variable, the largest exponent of the variable is referred to as this.
What is degree?
200
This is a polynomial that cannot be factored into polynomials of lower degree.
What is a prime (or irreducible) polynomial?
300
In this the terms of a polynomial are written in descending order by degree.
What is the standard form of a polynomial?
300
In the polynomial (6x^3 - 18x^2), the expression 6x^2 is referred to as this.
What is the greatest common monomial factor?
400
This is the process of multiplying two polynomials or raising a polynomial to a power.
What is expanding a polynomial?
400
The factoring strategy (a^2 - b^2) = (a+b)(a-b) is referred to as this.
What is the difference of two squares?
500
A polynomial of degree three is sometimes referred to as this.
What is a cubic polynomial?
500
Applying the quadratic formula, the expression (b^2 - 4ac) is referred to as this.
What is the discriminant?
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