Scenario: Factoring Special Cases
Instructions:
• View the video found on page 1 of this journal activity.
. Using the information provided in the video, answer the questions below.
• Show your work for all calculations.
The Students' Conjectures: Teresa and Rico need help with five factoring
problems. The first problem is to factor the following polynomial completely: (x³
- 6561). Complete the table to summarize what you know about each student's
idea. (2 points: 1 point for each row of the chart)
Classmate
Teresa
Rico
Conjecture