Keenan H.

asked • 02/12/21

hi im in freshman algebra 2 and i am having trouble with simplifying and factoring polynomials. i am getting better at factoring but i have a test tomorrow and i am still struggling

Charbel M.

Hi Keenan, I may be able to help in a scheduled lesson. I have time tonight to help you out if you need it.
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Brenda D.

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Keenan have you contacted any of the tutors at the website or put out a requesting for tutoring?
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Wendy D.

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Factoring is difficult though it gets easier with time as it sounds as if you've discovered. ax2 + bx + c = 0 List pairs of factors of ac and find which ones add to b. List those pairs, jot them down as quickly as possible, and find the pair that sums to b.
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Paul M.

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We always called factoring a trinomial: "cut and try". There are a few tricks> First MEMORIZE:"The sum of 2 number times the difference of 2 numbers equals the difference of their squares." and The square of a binomial is "square the first, twice the first times the 2nd, square the second". Remember the constant term is always the product of the constants in the binomials. Lastly, my non-standard advice: if you don't see quickly the factors you need, go directly to the quadratic formula if you know it. Good luck.
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