Exponent Laws and Polynomials · Number and Quantity

Factoring Strategies

Breaking down complex polynomials into their irreducible factors using various algebraic techniques.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does factoring help us find the zeros of a function?
  2. 2What visual patterns can help us identify a difference of squares or a perfect square trinomial?
  3. 3Why is the Greatest Common Factor always the first step in factoring?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.SSE.A.2CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.SSE.B.3
Grade: 9th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Exponent Laws and Polynomials
Period: Number and Quantity

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