Unit 2 · Algebra

Chapter 2.4

Factor Before You Compute

The AMC is full of numbers too large to multiply out, chosen so that factoring makes them small.

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By the end

  1. 01Spot differences of squares and common factors in numbers and expressions
  2. 02Get symmetric quantities like ab + bc + ca from identities without solving
  3. 03Simplify powers and radicals by rewriting them in a common base

In unit 2

  1. 2.1Choosing the Unknown
  2. 2.2Rates, Ratios, and Percents
  3. 2.3Averages Are Totals in Disguise
  4. 2.4Factor Before You Compute
  5. 2.5Quadratics and Their Roots
  6. 2.6Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
  7. 2.7Sequences Built From Their Past
  8. 2.8Functions, Graphs, and Absolute Value
  9. 2.9Which Idea Opens It? Algebra
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