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What is the factored form of 16x² - 16x - 12?

Back

4(2x - 3)(2x + 1)

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Which is not a factor of 4v² − 4v − 8?

Back

(4x-8)

Front

Factor 5v² − 30v + 40.

Back

5(v − 2)(v − 4)

Front

Factor 2m² + 3m - 9.

Back

(m + 3)(2m - 3)

Front

Factor 4h² - 17h + 4.

Back

(h - 4)(4h - 1)

Front

What is the first step in factoring a quadratic expression?

Back

Identify the coefficients a, b, and c in ax² + bx + c.

Front

What does it mean for a quadratic to be factorable?

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It means that the quadratic can be expressed as a product of two binomials.

Front

What is the quadratic formula?

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x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / (2a) for ax² + bx + c = 0.

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How do you determine if a quadratic has real roots?

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Check the discriminant (b² - 4ac); if it's non-negative, there are real roots.

Front

What is the significance of the leading coefficient in factoring?

Back

It affects the shape of the parabola and the method used for factoring.