FACTOR A POLINOMIAL Can you take out common factors? Yes
No
Do it
Is it an identity? Yes
No
Use the formula
Is it a second degree polinomial? Yes
No
Find a root a and divide by x-a
Is the main coefficient equal to 1? Yes
Use the formula x2-sx+p
No
No
Are all the factors x-a?
Solve the equation P(x)=0 Yes
DONE