Factor+Trinomial+with+a+>+1+AC+Method

Factor Trinomial when a ≠ 1 with AC Method By: Sere Tonuzi and Mackenzie Evans


 * __The AC Method__**
 * The AC Method is an extension of factoring by grouping
 * The AC Method is used when the first coefficient is not 1

Ax² + Bx + C A ≠ 1

__Step 1__: Multiply A and C together and list the factors of them __Step 2__: Find a pair of numbers that will add up to B. If there is no pair that adds up to B, the trinomial does not factor __Step 3__: Rewrite the middle term as a sum of terms whose coefficients are the chosen pair __Step 4__: Factor by grouping


 * But always take out the GCF first, if there is one!

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Click on this link for a website that explains more about the AC Method!! @http://people.richland.edu/james/misc/acmeth.html