Factoring Sum and Product and Difference of Two Squares

Fill in the blank: The process of changing the sum to a product is called _____.

• Area Model

• Standard Form

• Factoring

• Quadratics

Fill in the blank: Area as a product is the _____ of the quadratic equation.

• Area Model

• Standard Form

• Factored Form

• Sum

• (5x+4)(5x+4)

• (5x-4)(5x+4)

• Not factorable.

• (5x+8)(5x+8)

• (5x-8)(5x+8)

• Not Factorable

4x² - 25

• (2x + 5) (2x - 5)

• (2x - 5)²

• (2x + 5)²

• 2x + 5(2x - 5)

(a)  

• A

• B

• 
  C

• D

(a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

If the quadratic has THREE TERMS, what step is next?

• Factor using Area Model and X, if possible.

• Ask: Is it a Difference of Two Squares?

• The work is done.

• Write the area as a sum.

two perfect squares separated by a subtraction sign

• difference of two squares

• quadratic equation

• standard form of a polynomial

• Zero Product Property

• Product of sum & difference of two Binomials

• Square of a Binomial

• Product of Binomials

• Square of Trinomial