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What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

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What does it mean to factor a quadratic expression?

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Factoring a quadratic expression means rewriting it as a product of two binomials.

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How do you find the factors of a quadratic expression?

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What is the relationship between the roots of a quadratic equation and its factors?

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The roots of a quadratic equation are the values of x that make the equation equal to zero, and they correspond to the values that make each binomial factor equal to zero.

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What is the zero-product property?

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What is the significance of the leading coefficient in a quadratic expression?

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The leading coefficient (a) determines the direction of the parabola: if a > 0, it opens upwards; if a < 0, it opens downwards.

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