Lesson 2.8 Factor Special Products

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Lesson 2.8Factor Special Products

• GPS
• MM1A2f
• EQ
• How do we factor expressions by greatest common
  factor, grouping, trial and error, and special
  products?

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Example 1Factor the difference of two squares

• Factor the polynomial.

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Example 2Factor perfect square trinomials

• Factor the polynomial.

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Example 3Factor perfect square trinomials

• Factor the polynomial.

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Guided Practice forExamples 1, 2, 3
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Example 4Solve a polynomial equation

• Solve the equation.

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Guided Practice for Example 4

• Solve the equation.

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Joke of the Day

• Why did the football coach go to the bank?

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• To get his quarterback!