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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Factoring the Difference of Two Perfect Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn the trick to factoring when the polynomial is a difference of two perfect squares. The site contains examples that are easy to follow.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Factoring Over the Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
S.O.S. Math provides information, including examples, on factoring over the complex numbers.
Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Factoring Polynomials by Finding the Gcf

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebMath online tool is useful for factoring polynomials by finding the greatest common factor. Simply plug the numbers in and you are on your way!
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Factoring Completely

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource examines the algebra topic of solving equations. Students view the tutorial to review how to solve by factoring. The lesson consists of the greatest common factor, difference between two squares, and trinomial techniques. An...
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Prime Factorization

For Students 5th - 8th
In this lesson, you will be learning prime factorization to solve various mathematical problems followed by solved examples and practice questions.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Solve by Factoring

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource examines how to solve equations by factoring and provides step-by-step solutions. Includes links to an equation calculator and practice problems.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Factoring Polynomials

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to factor polynomials completely.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Factorization of Quadratic Expressions

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to factor quadratic expressions.
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Other

Help With Fractions: Reducing Fractions by Factorization

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The rules for reducing fractions using factorization are clearly explained at this website. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Factoring Numbers

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Visit Purplemath.com for a lesson on finding the prime factorization of numbers. Numerous examples are worked through step by step.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Algebra Tiles Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an algebra tiles lesson in factoring polynomials. The link found a the bottom of the page links to an index of over two hundred lesson plans in various mathematical topics.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes lesson, practice exercise, and teacher resource on how to factor quadratic equations. You'll find examples for using the factoring and graphing methods for solving, a twelve-question quiz with hints and answers, and a suggested...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Multiplying/factoring Polynomials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will be given binomials to multiply or trinomials to factor. The teacher will enter the binomials/trinomial into activity center and students must send in other form. Correct answers should match teacher graph.
Website
Other

Quick Math: Factor Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The process of factoring is essential to the simplification of many algebraic expressions and is a useful tool in solving higher degree equations. In fact, the process of factoring is so important that very little of algebra beyond this...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Algebra 1: Semester Ii: Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module through which students learn about polynomials including scientific notation, adding and subtracting polynomials, multiplying polynomials, factors and greatest common factor, factoring trinomials, and special factors.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the quadratic equations, including how to solve them by factoring, completing the square, and using the quadratic formula. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Simplifying Rational Expressions: It's Simple

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to simplify rational expressions using factoring. Includes a short video [1:37] and a practice problem in a slideshow.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Special Factoring: Differences of Squares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates how to use the formula for finding the differences of squares, and warns against trying to factor a sum of squares.
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Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Algebra 1: Monomials and Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gain an understanding of monomials and polynomials by viewing examples and a video lesson. [0:57]
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Polynomial Equations in Factored Form

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
All equations are composed of polynomials. If you know how to solve equations containing polynomials of the first degree, then you can solve equations of higher degree. One way to solve a polynomial equation is to use the zero-product...
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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A detailed tutorial that will guide you through various methods for solving quadratic equations: factoring, square root, completing the square, and quadratic formula. Follow step-by-step examples, view video problem-solving...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Factor Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Fun math game tests your factoring ability.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson takes a look at the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. It gives information on solving multiplicity of roots and quadratic polynomials. Also gives a brief history and provides some learning exercises to practice.

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