1. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved Sec 7.2 - 1 7.2 Factoring Trinomials

2. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec 7.2 - 2 7.2 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

3. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec 7.2 - 3 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is 1

4. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec 7.2 - 4 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials in Form Coefficient of middle term

5. 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring a Trinomial With A Common Factor

6. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec 7.2 - 6 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is Not 1 Trial and Error

7. 7.2 Factor Trinomials

8. Sec 7.2 - 8 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is Not 1

9. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sec 7.2 - 9 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring Trinomials When the Coefficient of the Squared Term is Not 1

10. 7.2 Factor Trinomials Factoring a Polynomial Using Substitution Sometimes we can factor more complicated problems by substituting a variable for an expression.

11. 7.2 Factor Trinomials