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lesson 11
1 hour

The Special Role of Zero in Factoring


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This lesson focuses on identifying zeros of polynomials presented in factored form. Although the terms root and zero are interchangeable, for consistency only the term zero is used throughout this lesson and in later lessons.

The ideas that begin in this lesson continue in Lesson 19, in which students will be able to associate a zero of a polynomial function to a factor in the factored form of the associated polynomial as a consequence of the remainder theorem, and culminate in Lesson 39, in which students apply the fundamental theorem of algebra to factor polynomial expressions completely over the complex numbers.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Algebra II Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 11. Available from engageny.org/resource/algebra-ii-module-1-topic-a-lesson-11; accessed 2015-05-29.
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