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4. * Place in standard form * Factor * Zero Product Property

5. * Substitute and * Simplify * Check Worked

6. * Place in standard form * Zero Product Property * Combine * Add 2x 2 * Factor * Solutions

7. * Place in standard form * Zero Product Property * Combine * Add x 2 * Factor * Solution * Subtract 4x * Write as perfect square binomial = 0 (x + 3) = 0

8. * Zero Product Property * Factor out GCF * Factor Trinomial * Solutions For this example we will factor a cubic.

9. * Substitute and * Simplify * Check Worked

10. * Substitute and * Simplify * Check Worked

11. * Substitute and * Simplify * Check Worked  To solve polynomials factor as much as possible and then apply the Zero Product Property.