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    1. The document provides step-by-step instructions for factoring trinomials. It explains that you must first write the problem correctly and check signs. 2. Next, you determine if the coefficient of the x term is greater than 1, then check if the terms have a common factor like 1 or 2. 3. You factor out the highest common factor, cancelling and dividing the other terms accordingly. For the example of 2x^2 + 14x + 20, the factored form is 2(x^2 + 7x + 10).

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    1. The document provides step-by-step instructions for factoring trinomials. It explains that you must first write the problem correctly and check signs. 2. Next, you determine if the coefficient of the x term is greater than 1, then check if the terms have a common factor like 1 or 2. 3. You factor out the highest common factor, cancelling and dividing the other terms accordingly. For the example of 2x^2 + 14x + 20, the factored form is 2(x^2 + 7x + 10).

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    1. The document provides step-by-step instructions for factoring trinomials. It explains that you must first write the problem correctly and check signs. 2. Next, you determine if the coefficient of the x term is greater than 1, then check if the terms have a common factor like 1 or 2. 3. You factor out the highest common factor, cancelling and dividing the other terms accordingly. For the example of 2x^2 + 14x + 20, the factored form is 2(x^2 + 7x + 10).

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    Diana Rodriguez

    Mrs.Watkins
    Module 4

    Factoring Trinomials: Step By Step


    1. First,makesureyouwritedowntheproblemcorrectly,andmakesureyoulookat
    thepositiveandnegativesignscarefully
    2. Next,determineifthecoefficientofaxisoneorhigher.Findthetermthathas
    axandlookatthenumbertotheleft.Onthisproblemthatnumberis2,soit
    fallsintothehigherthanonecategory.
    3. Nextyoumustdecidewhetherornotthethreetermsinthetrinomialhavea
    commonfactor.Thethreetermsinthisequationare2,14,and20.Istartoffby
    writingdownallofthefactors,includingone.ThenIorganizethemtoseethe
    commonfactorstheyallshare.Ifoundthatallthenumberssharethefactor1and
    2,forequationslikethisitisbettertousethehighestfactor,sowewilluse2.
    4. Nowyouaregoingtofactoroutthatnumber(2).Youstartoffbyputting2onthe
    outsideofasetofparentheses.Youstartofwiththefirstterm,whichwillcancel
    itselfoutandleavex^2.Nextyoudividethenextterm,14by2,whichequals7
    andyouleavethex,makingit7x.Sinceitspositiveyouadd+7xintotheequation
    andcontinuewiththethirdandlastterm.Onthelasttermyouonlydivide20by
    2,whichequals10andyouadd+10intotheequation,duetononumbersbeing
    negative.Yourfinalfactoredtrinomialshouldbe2(x^2+7x+10)
    5. Afterthat,youmustplugequationintoXusingax^2+bx+c.Youaregoingtouse
    thecertainorderthatisusedwhenpluggingequationsintoX.Inordertodothis
    youmustfindwhichnumberisA,whichoneisB,andwhichoneisC.Nowyou
    plugthenumbersinaccordingtotheirorder.
    6. NextyoufindthefactorsofC(10)andplugthemintotheXwealreadyhave.For
    thefactorswemustfindtwothatmultipletoC(10)andadduptoB(7).Thosetwo
    numbersshouldbepositive2and5.
    7. Finallyyoufinishtheequation.Itcomesdownto(x+2)(x+5),butyoualsocant
    forgetthe2wefactoredoutinthebeginning,soyouaddthatinthefrontofthe
    equation.Youfinalanswerisnow2(x+2)(x+5)andyoucannowboxyour
    equation.

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