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Expressions and Equations: Expanding and Factoring Expressions
Factoring Using Area Models
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Introduction
Factoring an expression means rewriting it as a product of factors. An area model provides a visual way to understand factoring by representing an expression as the total a...
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An architect is designing a rectangular flower bed divided into two side-by-side sections.
The areas of the sections are 4x and 20 square feet, where x represents an unknown length in feet.
Together, the two sections form one large area model. The area of each section is shown inside its rectangle, and both rectangles share the sa...
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