SOLUTION: What would you recommend should be the steps for factoring a polynomial?

Question 173019: What would you recommend should be the steps for factoring a polynomial?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What would you recommend should be the steps for factoring a polynomial?
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1st: Look for a common factor
2nd: Look for the "difference of squares"
3rd: Look for a "perfect trinomial square"
4th: Look for a difference or sum of cubes
5th: If there are 4 terms, see if you can get the same factor from two
of the terms and then the other two terms.
6th: Use the quadratic formula to find roots (a,b,c..) then form the
factors (x-a), (x-b), (x-c)
7th: Factor using the AC Method
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Cheers,
Stan H
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