ac method | A method for factoring a trinomial.
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factor | A factor of a whole number is another whole number that will divide exactly into that number, leaving a remainder of zero.
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factor completely | To write as a product of primes.
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factoring | The process of writing a polynomial as the product of one or more polynomials.
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greatest common factor | For a group of factors, the largest factor that will divide each of the given factors exactly.
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hypotenuse | The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle.
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perfect square trinomial | A trinomial of the form a2 + 2ab + b2.
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prime number | An integer larger than one that has no integral factors other than itself and one.
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prime polynomial | A polynomial that has no factors.
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Pythagorean theorem | In a right triangle, if a and b are measures of the legs, and c is the measure of the hypotenuse, then c2 = a2 + b2.
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zero factor property | If ab = 0 then a = 0 or b = 0.
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