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A-SSE.2 Warmup M2-010-A05-V04

Use expression structure to identify useful rewrites, such as difference-of-squares factoring.

Factor completely using a GCF and another pattern

Problem

Factor \(4x^{2}-36\) completely by sequencing two patterns. Extract the greatest common factor \(4\), factor \(x^{2}-9\) as conjugates, and confirm that \(4\) appears only once in the final product.

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Curriculum context
Course
Math II
Standard
A-SSE.2
Category
Algebra
Domain
Seeing Structure in Expressions
Objective
Use expression structure to identify useful rewrites, such as difference-of-squares factoring.
Problem type
Factor completely using a GCF and another pattern