Zero Product Property 2
(View Complete Item Description)This task is part of a series of tasks that lead students to understand and apply the zero product property to solving quadratic equations. The emphasis is on using the structure of a factorable expression to help find its solutions (rather than memorizing steps without understanding). In this particular task, we are trying to get students to prove the zero product property, which is the lynchpin in understanding how to solve quadratic equations by factoring. In tasks that follow in this series, students will apply this property to solving quadratic equations and justifying their solutions.
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