1. HW: factoring trinomials WS

2. Factoring Trinomials Must be in STANDARD FORM Leading Coefficient MUST BE POSITIVE ONE! What MULTIPLIES to get the last term and ADDS to get the middle term? + Last Term Middle Term Final answer will be: Final answer will be: (x + LEFT NUMBER)(x +RIGHT NUMBER)

3. Sign Hints +++ If last term is positive and middle term is positive : If last term is positive and middle term is negative : If last term is negative and middle term is negative OR positive : – + + + +/– – + + – – – +

4. x 2 +7x + 6

5. x 2 – 12x + 36

6. x 2 – x – 20

7. n 2 + 2n – 48

8. Put answers on your post-it! 1)x 2 + 13x – 30 2) x 2 – 5x + 6