Extra Practice 13.6 Factoring Special Cases

1. Identify the special case

2. Use the pattern to identify factors

OR

1. Identify a, b, c

2. List the factors of a(c)

3. Find the sum of each pair of factors

4. Identify the factors of a(c) that add to b

5. Rewrite the bx terms using the factors in step 4.

6. Factor out the GCF from each group of two terms

7. Factor out the common group