Changing Our Focus to One of Factoring Quadratics in Our Quest for Solutions (Roots/Zeros)

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #7
Assigned on Tuesday November 13, 2012
Due on Wednesday November 14, 2012

From 5-3 Practice Sheet # 16 - 31

(for problems 28 - 31, write your own quadratic equation and solve by factoring and using the zero product property)

If you'd like, check out the Khan Academy link posted below for further help on factoring.

Bring your textbooks to class this week!

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #7
Assigned on Tuesday November 13, 2012
Due on Thursday November 15, 2012

Check out the following link for Sal Khan's take on factoring quadratic equations. There are loads of practice problems you can try out as well. Combined with our conversations in class, you should manage a pretty good sense of all the ways to factor and use the zero product property.

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/quadtratics/v/factoring-quadratic-expressions

Bring your textbooks to class this week!