MAT 221 week 5 DQ 1
Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Discussion 1
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.
Factoring
Read the following instructions in order to complete this discussion, and review the example of how to complete the math required for this assignment: On pages 345, 346, and 353 of Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, there are many factoring problems. You will find your assignment in the following table. Use your assigned number.
If your assigned number is
On Page 345
On Page 346
On Page 353
1
2
82
14
2
4
84
16
3
6
86
18
4
8
88
20
5
10
90
22
6
12
92
24
7
14
94
26
8
16
96
28
9
18
98
30
10
20
100
32
11
22
102
34
12
24
104
36
13
26
106
38
14
28
82
40
15
30
84
42
16
32
86
44
17
34
88
46
18
36
90
48
19
38
92
50
20
40
94
52
21
42
96
54
22
44
98
56
23
46
100
58
24
48
102
60
25
50
104
62
26
52
106
64
27
54
82
66
28
56
84
68
29
58
86
70
30
60
88
72
31
62
90
74
32
64
92
76
33
66
94
78
34
68
96
80
35
70
98
82
36
72
100
84
37
74
102
86
38
76
104
88
39
78
106
90
40
80
82
92 For the problems on pages 345 and 346, factor the polynomials using whatever strategy seems appropriate. State what methods you will use and then demonstrate the methods on your problems, explaining the process as you go. Discuss any particular challenges those particular polynomials posed for the factoring. For the problem on page 353 make sure you use the “ac method” regardless of what the book’s directions say. Show the steps of this method in your work in a similar manner as how the book shows it in examples. Incorporate the following five math vocabulary words into your discussion. Use bold font to emphasize the words in your writing (Do not write definitions for the words; use them appropriately in sentences describing your math work.): Factor GCF Prime factors Perfect square Grouping
Your initial post should be 150-250 words in length. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7 in at least a paragraph. Do you agree with how they used the vocabulary? Do their answers make sense?
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your discussion.
