How to Factor

How to FACTOR:
1) Pull out the GCF (UNDISTRIBUTE)
2) If there are TWO TERMS
- SQ minus SQ can be factored into
(A-B)(A+B)
- SQ plus a SQ is unfactorable
3) If THREE TERMS
 unFOIL or un FACE
(……+-…….)(……+-…….)
4) FOUR or more TERMS group
2 terms at a time then Undistribute

Reviewing the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY

A quick review of FOILing.

SOLVING EQUATIONS USING FACTORING:

https://youtu.be/W80cYtPwPtw

http://youtu.be/VNRnYALc8BI

Solve using Factoring (or Quad. Formula)

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Simultaneous LINEAR equations

Solving Systems of Equations.
Solving a System of Simultaneous Equations.
Solving a System of Simultaneous LINEAR Equations.
Finding where TWO LINES CROSS:
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3 equations and 3 unknows - Simultaneous eq.