TEACHING FACTORING IN 5 MIN By Christine TsaiProvidence High SchoolBurbank, CA

FACTORINGArea M/Algebra titles? X Box?

MULTIPLICATION METHOD Easy and Simple: no distinguish for the

constant Apply to both binomials and trinomials Just need Basic Multiplication Skills No formula

STEPS 1. Factor out GCF 2. Underline the first term and last term 3. Factor the first term and last term 4. Cross multiply to get the middle term 5. Go Straight to write the answer

MULTIPLICATION METHOD

2 12x x 26 7 5x x

PERFECT SQUARE TRINOMIALS

2 10 25x x 2 14 49x x

DIFFERENCE OF TWO SQUARES

2 16x 24 9x

GCF + TRINOMIALS

23 6 24x x 24 24 20x x

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