7-4 Factoring Polynomials – We learned that the greatest common factor of the terms of a polynomial is the greatest common factor of the coefficients and the variable or variables, using the number of instances of the variable that are common to each term.
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.
7-3 Multiplying Special Cases – We practiced determining the square of a binomial and finding the sum and difference of two squares. Next we practiced solving real-world problems involving the square of a binomial.
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.
7-3 Multiplying Special Cases – We learned that the product of the square of a binomial in the form (a + b) squared is always the square of the first term plus twice the product of the first and last terms plus the square of the last term. The product of a sum and a difference of two binomials in the form (a + b)(a – b) is always the difference of the two squares.
7-2 Multiplying Polynomials – We practiced using the distributive property with polynomials to solve word problems. We used a table and an area model.
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.