Factoring Special Products
Identifying and factoring differences of squares and perfect square trinomials.
Key Questions
- Explain what visual patterns can help us identify a difference of squares or a perfect square trinomial.
- Justify why these special products are important shortcuts in factoring.
- Construct an example of a polynomial that can be factored using a special product formula.
Common Core State Standards
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