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Polynomial expansion

completing the square

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Section 4.5: Vertex form with Completing the Square Completing the Square: Used to change quadratic functions in standard form to vertex form. f (x) = ax 2 + bx + c - f(x)=a(x?h) 2 +k ------------------------ Investigation This creates a Perfect Square 2 (b)2 Tririomiai, which factors To complete the square for an expression x + bx, add ------ Startwithx2 + bx Find (b)2 x2 +bx+() (x+ )2 / The Completed Square Factored form x2 +6x - x2 +4x 2 X - 8x _) - X - 2x oF W4CX 1rrrt! You Try?Complete the Square for the following. Then write the factored form. 1)x2 +14x 2)y2 +20y 2t\2S io) IOD (xiiJJ _ 0) 3)m2 -IOM L Omtn - 15 ) ;4 6 7 4)h2 -15h '4 P7 L_'1-' & ? **How do we go from standard form of mAquation to vertex form?

Factoring Polynomials of Degree 3

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Factoring Polynomials of Degree 3 Factoring a 3 - b 3 An expression of the form a 3 - b 3 is called a difference of cubes. The factored form of a 3 - b 3 is (a - b)(a 2 + ab + b 2) : (a - b)(a 2 + ab + b 2) = a 3 - a 2 b + a 2 b - ab 2 + ab 2 - b 3 = a 3 - b 3 For example, the factored form of 27x 3 - 8 ( a = 3x, b = 2 ) is (3x - 2)(9x 2 + 6x + 4) . Similarly, the factored form of 125x 3 -27y 3 ( a = 5x, b = 3y ) is (5x - 3y)(25x 2 +15xy + 9y 2) . To factor a difference of cubes, find a and b and plug them into (a - b)(a 2 + ab + b 2) . Factoring a 3 + b 3 An expression of the form a 3 + b 3 is called a sum of cubes. The factored form of a 3 + b 3 is (a + b)(a 2 - ab + b 2) : (a + b)(a 2 - ab + b 2) = a 3 + a 2 b - a 2 b - ab 2 + ab 2 + b 3 = a 3 - b 3 .
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