leading coefficient
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Consider the resulting trinomial with a leading coefficient of .
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What happens when the leading coefficient is not 1 and there is no GCF?
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If it is a trinomial where the leading coefficient is one, x2 + bx + c , use the “undo FOIL” method.
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When the leading coefficient is not a factor of all the terms, we will divide both sides of the equation by the leading coefficient.
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Since the leading coefficient is negative, the GCF is negative, −6a.
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