Real math help.
How Do You Find a Missing Term in a Polynomial?
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This tutorial gives a more challenging example of factoring a trinomial. Test your skills by following along to find possible values that will allow the trinomial to be factored. You can do it!
Background Tutorials
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Factors and Greatest Common Factor
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What's a Factor?
Factors are a fundamental part of algebra, so it would be a great idea to know all about them. This tutorial can help! Take a look!
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Polynomial Definitions
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What is a Polynomial?
If you learn about algebra, then you'll see polynomials everywhere! In this tutorial, you'll learn the definition of a polynomial and see some of the common names for certain polynomials.
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FOIL and Multiplying Binomials
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What's FOIL?
The FOIL method. No, not aluminum foil! The FOIL method stands for First, Outer, Inner, and Last. It's a popular way multiply two binomials together. This tutorial makes the FOIL method a breeze!
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Simplifying Expressions
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What's a Coefficient?
There is a bunch of vocabulary that you just need to know when it comes to algebra, and coefficient is one of the key words that you have to feel 100% comfortable with. Check out the tutorial and let us know if you want to learn more about coefficients!
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Factoring Strategies
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How Do You Find All the Possible Factors of a Trinomial?
When factoring a trinomial into the product of two binomials, it's sometimes good to know all the possibilities. This tutorial uses the guess and check method to do just that! Take a look!
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How Do You Figure Out a Template for Factoring a Trinomial?
Did you know that when you're factoring a trinomial, the signs in the trinomial determine the signs in the product of the binomials? This information is really useful when you're factoring trinomials! Watch this tutorial and learn the different sign cases.
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Factoring Strategies
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How Do You Figure Out What Factoring Strategy to Use?
When your trying to factor a polynomial, one of the most difficult tasks can be determining the correct factoring strategy. Luckily, this tutorial provides a great strategy for factoring polynomials! Check it out and always know how to approach factoring a polynomial!
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Further Exploration
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Factoring Strategies
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How Do You Figure Out What Factoring Strategy to Use?
When your trying to factor a polynomial, one of the most difficult tasks can be determining the correct factoring strategy. Luckily, this tutorial provides a great strategy for factoring polynomials! Check it out and always know how to approach factoring a polynomial!
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