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Factoring

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LESSONS:

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Thinking About Factoring (definition, common factor, GCF)

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Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and Polynomials (find and factor)

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Factoring the Difference of Two Squares (a² - b²), conjugate pairs

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Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials (a + b)² and (a - b)²

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Trinomial Factoring Part 1 ( a = 1 for ax² + bx + c)

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Trinomial Factoring by Grouping (when a = 1) (to see how factoring develops)

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Factoring Completely (summary of steps in factoring)

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Trinomial Factoring Part 2 ( a ≠ 1 for ax² + bx + c, "trial and error")

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Trinomial Factoring by Grouping (a ≠ 1, "split middle", "ac" method), grouping

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Factoring by Grouping with a Grid Box

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Trinomial Factoring "Slide and Divide" Method (a ≠ 1, "slip and slide")

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Factoring Higher Powers (combining methods, substitution method)

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Zeros of Polynomials (Zero Product Property)

Zeros of Polynomial Functions

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Factors and Graphing Polynomials

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Trinomials Not Factorable

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Mindful Algebraic Calculations - Factoring and Structure

PRACTICE:
•	Factoring Common Factors Practice

•	Factoring Difference of Perfect Squares

•	Factoring Trinomials Practice (a = 1)
•	Factoring Mixed Practice 1 (a = 1)
•	Factoring Applications 1 (a = 1)

•	Factoring Trinomials Practice (a ≠1)
•	Factoring Mixed Practice 2 (all styles)
•	Factoring Applications 2 (all styles)

•	Zeros of Polynomials
•	Graphing Factorable Polynomials