Took chapter 8.1-8.3 quiz (polynomial addition, subtraction, multiplication & factoring) and began factoring x^2+bx+c (a quadratic trinomial that can be factored into two linear binomials). By beginning with the understanding that "x squared" factors into "x" times "x", next find the factors of "c" that have a sum of "b" to finish writing the binomials.
Homework: page 515, #11-43 odds
Homework: page 515, #11-43 odds