Solving Quadratics: A Comprehensive Review

What is the first step in factoring quadratic equations?

• Identify the leading coefficient

• Check for the greatest common factor

• Multiply the leading coefficient by the last term

• Split the middle term

What do you look for when you have a binomial?

• A common binomial factor

• A greatest common factor

• Two terms that add to the middle term

• A difference of squares

How do you factor a trinomial with a leading coefficient of 1?

• By grouping after splitting the middle term

• By using the quadratic formula

• By factoring out the greatest common factor

• By finding two numbers that multiply to the last term

What is a difference of squares?

• A binomial with two square terms added together

• A trinomial that can be factored into two binomials

• A binomial with two square terms subtracted

• A quadratic equation that cannot be factored

What is the purpose of factoring out a greatest common factor?

• To prepare the equation for the quadratic formula

• To make the leading coefficient one

• To find the roots of the equation

• To simplify the equation

How do you handle a quadratic equation with a leading coefficient different from one?

• Multiply the leading coefficient by the last term

• Factor out the leading coefficient

• Ignore the leading coefficient

• Divide all terms by the leading coefficient

When solving a quadratic equation, what must be on one side of the equation before factoring?

• The variable

• The number one

• Zero

• The leading coefficient

What indicates that you have factored a quadratic equation correctly?

• The leading coefficient becomes one

• You have two binomials multiplied together

• The equation is set to zero

• You have a single variable term

What do you do after factoring a quadratic equation to solve it?

• Combine like terms

• Set each factor equal to zero and solve

• Multiply the factors

• Subtract the constant term

What is the result of factoring a quadratic equation?

• A single binomial

• Two linear equations

• Two binomials multiplied together

• A quadratic formula