Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved Sec Factoring Trinomials
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec Factor Trinomials Factor Out the Greatest Common Factor The product of two binomials sometimes gives a trinomial. For example: So, we have two processes that “undo” each other. Multiplying Factoring Factored form Product
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is 1
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials in Form Coefficient of middle term
7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring a Trinomial With A Common Factor
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is Not 1 Trial and Error
7.2 Factor Trinomials
Sec Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is Not 1
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is Not 1
7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring a Polynomial Using Substitution Sometimes we can factor more complicated problems by substituting a variable for an expression.
7.2 Factor Trinomials