Factorising a Trinomial (Grade 12 NSC Matric Mathematics): Quizzes
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How many terms does a trinomial contain?
How many terms does a trinomial contain?
Exactly three terms
What does factorising a trinomial mean?
What does factorising a trinomial mean?
Expressing it as product of 2 binomials
What is factorisation in relation to expanding brackets?
What is factorisation in relation to expanding brackets?
The inverse operation
In Step 1 of factorising, what two values do you multiply?
In Step 1 of factorising, what two values do you multiply?
Coefficient of and constant term
In Step 2, what two conditions must the numbers satisfy?
In Step 2, what two conditions must the numbers satisfy?
Multiply to product & add to middle coef
What do you do with the middle term in Step 3?
What do you do with the middle term in Step 3?
Split it into two terms
After grouping in Step 4, what should both groups contain?
After grouping in Step 4, what should both groups contain?
The same bracket
For , what product do you find in Step 1?
For , what product do you find in Step 1?
How should you check your factorisation answer?
How should you check your factorisation answer?
Expand brackets to get original
When coefficient of is 1, what becomes simpler?
When coefficient of is 1, what becomes simpler?
Only need factors of constant term