The first term goes in the ​ (a)   and the last term (constant) goes in the ​ (b)   everytime you factor using this method.

• top left box
• bottom right box

We ask ​ (a)   to help us figure out what goes in the other two boxes. M stands for the ​ (b)   of the first and last terms. A stands for numbers that have a ​ (c)   of the middle term.

• MA
• product
• sum

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You are not done until you write both factors in ___________.

• boxes

• sides

• parentheses

• exponents

Writing a quadratic in this form: (x-p)(x-r) is called __________.

• standard form

• vertex form

• factored form

• intercept form

What are the factors? x²+5x-24 ​ ​

• (x+8)
• (x-3)
• (x-5)
• (x+24)
• (x+3)

The factors of x²-3x-28 are ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• (x-7)
• (x+4)
• (x+7)
• (x-4)