As you become more familiar with factoring, you will notice there are some special
factoring problems that follow specific patterns. These patterns are known as:
● a difference of squares;
● a perfect square trinomial;
● a difference of cubes; and
● a sum of cubes.
Choose two of the forms above and explain the pattern that allows you to recognize the
binomial or trinomial as having special factors. Illustrate with examples of a binomial or
trinomial expression that may be factored using the special techniques you are
explaining. Make sure that you do not use the same example a classmate has already
used!