Symbolic
Symbolic
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Create a list of steps to use when multiplying using the Area Model window.
MOVING TO SYMBOLIC: Factors of Polynomials Examine each section of the Area Model window and answer the following questions. 1. What is always contained in the upper left square? Where is this found in the original equation?
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What is always contained in the lower right square? Where is this found in the original equation?
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What is the sum of these x terms? Where is this found in the original equation?
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What is the product of these x terms? Where is this found in the original equation?
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How can you determine how the x terms should be split into the two sections?
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Look at the dimensions for each trinomial. How can this be found?
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Look at the polynomials that have a negative sign in them. How are they different?
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Create a list of steps to use when factoring a trinomial using the Area Model window.