Factor application
The common factor of 4x4-8x3-24x
What is 4x?
You should always try to apply this method before any of the others
What is Greatest Common Factor?
It is the opposite operation to a power or exponent.
What is a root/radical?
The result of simplifying x5/x-3
x8
How many children does Ms. Belson have?
Three
The result of factorizing x2-4x-21
What is (x+3)(x-7)?
What are the rules when factorizing Difference of Squares and Perfect Square Trinomials?
a2 - b2= (a+b)(a-b)
(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2
The term in the expression whose value doesn't change
What is a constant term?
What is x6y9?
What type of dog does Ms Belson have?
Golden retriever
The result of factorising 3x2-21x-xy+7y
What is (3x-y)(x-7)?
In a certain way, this is the opposite of factorisation.
What is expanding / the distributive property?
It's the number before the pronumeral
What is a coefficient?
When you apply this law, the exponents of the variables being multipled add.
What is the power law?
Do you....
concur?
The result of factorising (9x2-100y4)
What is (3x+10y2)(3x-10y2)?
It's the mnemonic used to expand binomials or an expression for expanding binomials?
What is FOIL?
CrabClaw
Fireworks
An expression involving a squared term.
What is a quadratic expression?
When you apply this law, the term with the power becomes 1.
What is the Zero Power Law?
What is the name of Ms. Belson's Dog?
Nala
The result of factorising x4 + 4x2 + 4
What is (2+x2)2
You use this when solving a factorised quadratic equation of the form (5x-3)(7x+4)=0
bonus: what are the values of x?
Null factor rule
x = 3/5 and -4/7
A quadratic expression where the the coefficient of x2 is not 0 or 1
What is a non-monic expression?
The result of removing the negative exponents from 7x-3 by applying the Negative Exponent Law
What is 7/x3?
What is the name of Ms Belson's daughters band?
Friday officially