Suzanne Alejandre's

More Algebraic Factoring

Procedure 1

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Objective:

To show a variety of algebraic expressions factored using geometric representations.

Materials:

One set of algebra tiles which includes:
3 - "a" unit by "a" unit squares
4 - "a" unit by "b" unit rectangles
3 - "b" unit by "b" unit squares

Procedure 1:

Ask the students to form a square or rectangle using the algebra tiles that shows

One possibility would look like this:

Questions To Ask:

1. What figure does this make? A square or a rectangle? Why?

2. What is the length of each side?

3. If you rearrange the squares and rectangles making up the larger square, what do you have?
   Answer:

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