1. Factoring Special Products
7.7
Factoring Special Products
Students will be able to factor the difference of two squares.
Students will be able to factor perfect square trinomials.
This will be very similar to 7.5 and 7.6.
And you can do all the problems like 7.5 and 7.6 and not learn anything new.
Or you can learn the short cuts for the special products.

2. Difference of two squares pattern
Students will be able to factor the difference of two squares.
Difference of two squares pattern
Example

3. Difference of two squares pattern
Let’s do two more of difference of two squares.
Difference of two squares pattern
Examples

4. Perfect Square Trinomial Pattern
2. Students will be able to factor perfect square trinomials.
Perfect Square Trinomial Pattern
And
Examples

5. Perfect Square Trinomial Pattern
Let’s do a few more examples.
Perfect Square Trinomial Pattern
Examples
Don’t forget to look for a GCF!!
and

6. You Try!!!
Factor.

7. Last three
But First
Let us review what we learned today
Students will be able to factor the difference of two squares.
Students will be able to factor perfect square trinomials.

8. Last three
Factor.
Good Job!