Factoring Trinomials

​Factoring Trinomials

All the ways to factor​

​GCF

​Always check for GCF FIRST

​DOS

​First and last term are perfect squares & negative in the middle

​Perfect Squares

​1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64...

x² , x⁴, x⁶.....​

​Grouping

​Works best when you have 4 terms

​Split the Middle

​Turn 3 terms into 4 terms

​Quadratic Formula

​Must know a, b, c