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Navy OAR Exam Prep 17, Factoring and Quadratic Equations
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- To quickly identify quadratic equation types: difference of squares, simple trinomials, or complex trinomials.
- How the zero-product property is the key to finding solutions from factored equations.
- The fastest way to solve difference of squares problems like x² - 49 = 0.
- When to abandon factoring and pivot to the quadratic formula to save time.
- To avoid common traps like sign errors with the quadratic formula and in factoring.
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