Factoring Quadratics expressions,

Factoring quadratics usually gives students headaches, bu it does not have to be this way. Let's go over some facts that will help us. 

• Not every quadratic can be factored into binomials (unless you factor over the complex numbers) 
• Factoring may be sometimes called finding the zeros, or solving for x
• Special factoring identities are very useful - so try them first
• There are several valid factoring methods but they all depend on finding a pair of factors of the product of the coefficients a and c and that add to the coefficient b 

I have been posting several factoring examples, look for them under the labels factoring, factoring polynomials, factoring quadratics, etc.