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LESSONS:
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* Thinking About Factoring (definition, common factor, GCF) blacktriangle
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Factoring the Difference of Two Squares (a2 - b2), conjugate pairs blacktriangle

Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials (a + b)2 and (a - b)2 blacktriangle

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Trinomial Factoring Part 1 ( a = 1 for ax2 + bx + c) blacktriangle
Trinomial Factoring by Grouping (when a = 1) (to see how factoring develops) blacktriangle
Factoring Completely (summary of steps in factoring) blacktriangle

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Trinomial Factoring Part 2 ( a ≠ 1 for ax2 + bx + c, "trial and error")
 
Trinomial Factoring by Grouping (a ≠ 1, "split middle", "ac" method), grouping  
Factoring by Grouping with a Grid Box  
Trinomial Factoring "Slide and Divide" Method (a ≠ 1, "slip and slide")  

Factoring Higher Powers (combining methods, substitution method)  

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Zeros of Polynomials (Zero Product Property) blacktriangle
  Zeros of Polynomial Functions blacktriangle
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Factors and Graphing Polynomials blacktriangle
Trinomials Not Factorable blacktriangle

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PRACTICE:
Factoring Common Factors Practice blacktriangle

Factoring Difference of Perfect Squares blacktriangle

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Factoring Mixed Practice 1 (a = 1) blacktriangle
Factoring Applications 1 (a = 1) blacktriangle

Factoring Trinomials Practice (a ≠1)  
 
Factoring Applications 2 (all styles)  

Zeros of Polynomials blacktriangle
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