Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
PART 1!!!
is rewriting an expression as the product of its
factors.
of an expression is the common factor
The
with the greatest coefficient and the greatest exponent.
a.
4x2 + 20x ­ 12
How To:
Step 1: Factor out the GCF
Step 2: Rewrite using the
Distributive Property
b.
9n2 ­ 24n How To:
Step 1: Factor out the GCF
Step 2: Rewrite using the
Distributive Property
Try it!
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Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
How To:
Step 1: Find factors with product ac and sum b.
Factors of ac Sum of factors
Step 2: Rewrite the expression as the product of two binomials.
Use factors of a as first term in each
binomial and factors of c as second term in
each binomial.
Step 3: Check!
Try it!
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Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
How To:
Step 1: Find factors with product ac and sum b.
Factors of ac Sum of factors
Step 2: Rewrite the expression as the product of two binomials.
Use factors of a as first term in each
binomial and factors of c as second term in
each binomial.
Step 3: Check!
Try it!
3
Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
How To:
Step 1: Find factors with product ac and sum b.
Factors of ac Sum of factors
Step 2: Rewrite the expression as the product of two binomials.
Use factors of a as first term in each
binomial and factors of c as second term in
each binomial.
Step 3: Check!
Try it!
4
Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
How To:
Step 1: Find factors with product ac and sum b.
Factors of ac Sum of factors
Step 2: Rewrite the expression as the product of two binomials.
Rewrite the term bx using the factors you
found. Then find common factors and
rewrite as the product of two binomials.
Step 3: Check!
Try it!
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Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
How To:
Step 1: Find factors with product ac and sum b.
Factors of ac Sum of factors
Step 2: Rewrite the expression as the product of two binomials.
Rewrite the term bx using the factors you
found. Then find common factors and
rewrite as the product of two binomials.
Step 3: Check!
Try it!
6
Chapter 5 Section 4 Part 1 Alg 2.notebook
December 14, 2016
Homework!!
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