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Factoring Expressions (Perfect Squares)




Videos and lessons to help High School students learn to use the structure of an expression to identify ways to rewrite it. For example, see x4 – yas (x2)2 – (y2)2, thus recognizing it as a difference of squares that can be factored as (x2 – y2)(x2 + y2).


Suggested Learning Targets


  • Use factoring techniques such as common factors, grouping, the difference of two squares, the sum or difference of two cubes, or a combination of methods to factor completely.
  • Simplify expressions including combining like terms, using the distributive property and other operations with polynomials.

Common Core: HSA-SSE.A.2

Related Topics:
Common Core (Algebra)

Common Core for Mathematics


Factor Perfect Square Trinomials

Factoring a Perfect Square Trinomial
This video explains how to factor a perfect square trinomial.


Factoring perfect square trinomials.





Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials - Ex 1.


Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials - Ex 2.




Factor Perfect Square Trinomials
This video provides examples of how to factor perfect square trinomials.


Perfect Square Trinomials
Shows how to recognize and factor Perfect Square Trinomials.




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