Factoring Special Cases – We learned that when a trinomial has the pattern a2 + 2ab + b2, then it can be factored as (a + b)2. If a2 - 2ab + b2 then (a - b)2. If a binomial has a pattern a2 - b2, then it can be factored as (a + b) (a - b) where the middle term equals 0 or cancels out. We practiced identifying and factoring a trinomial that is a perfect square or a binomial that is a difference of two squares. Then we factored special cases of polynomials within the context of real-world problems. We worked on learning and using the quadratic function.