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    Before you learn to factor...


    Factoring is one way to solve equations with high degrees.  As you will see, not all equations have a highest exponent of one.  Many of the equation we use have squares in them.  They are in the form ax2+bx +c.  a, b, and c are numerical values.  We will go through several methods to factor these equations.  Pay particular attention to how many terms there are when using a method and what number a (called the leading coefficient) is.

         Definitions to know:

         term(s)
         polynomial
         monomial
         binomial
         trinomial
         product
         sum
         distribution
         substitution