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<p style="font-size: 120%;font-weight:bold">This problem has been replaced with [https://openwebwork.github.io/pg-docs/sample-problems/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial.html a newer version of this problem]</p>
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<h2>Polynomial Factoring</h2>
  
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This PG code shows how to require students to factor a polynomial.
  
This PG code shows how to require students to factor a polynomial.
 
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* File location in OPL: [https://github.com/openwebwork/webwork-open-problem-library/blob/master/OpenProblemLibrary/FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial1.pg FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial1.pg]
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* PGML location in OPL: [https://github.com/openwebwork/webwork-open-problem-library/blob/master/OpenProblemLibrary/FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial1_PGML.pg FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial1_PGML.pg]
  
* PGML location in OPL: [https://github.com/openwebwork/webwork-open-problem-library/blob/master/OpenProblemLibrary/FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial1_PGML.pg FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Algebra/FactoredPolynomial1_PGML.pg]
   
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DOCUMENT();
  
DOCUMENT();
   
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loadMacros(
  
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loadMacros('PGstandard.pl','MathObjects.pl','PGML.pl','PGcourse.pl');
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"PGstandard.pl",
  
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"MathObjects.pl",
  
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"contextPolynomialFactors.pl",
  
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"contextLimitedPowers.pl",
  
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TEXT(beginproblem());
 
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# Expanded form
  
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Context('Numeric');
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Context("Numeric");
  
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$poly = Compute('8x^2+28x+12');
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# Factored form
  
# Factored form
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Context('PolynomialFactors-Strict');
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Context("PolynomialFactors-Strict");
  
 
Context()->flags->set(singleFactors=>0);
  
Context()->flags->set(singleFactors=>0);
 
LimitedPowers::OnlyIntegers(
  
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message => 'either 0 or 1',
 
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$factored = Compute("4(2x+1)(x+3)");
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$factored = Compute('4(2x+1)(x+3)');
 
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Context()->texStrings;
  
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BEGIN_PGML
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BEGIN_TEXT
  
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Write the quadratic expression [` [$poly] `]
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Write the quadratic expression \( $poly \)
  
 
in factored form
  
in factored form
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\( k(ax+b)(cx+d) \).
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[` k(ax+b)(cx+d) `].
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$BR
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$BR
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[____________________]{$factored}
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END_TEXT
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[@ helpLink('formulas') @]*
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$showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1;
  
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ANS( $factored->cmp() );
  
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COMMENT('MathObject version.');
  
   
 
ENDDOCUMENT();
  
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Latest revision as of 04:48, 18 July 2023

This article has been retained as a historical document. It is not up-to-date and the formatting may be lacking. Use the information herein with caution.

This problem has been replaced with a newer version of this problem


Polynomial Factoring


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This PG code shows how to require students to factor a polynomial.


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PG problem file Explanation

Problem tagging data

Problem tagging: 

DOCUMENT();

loadMacros('PGstandard.pl','MathObjects.pl','PGML.pl','PGcourse.pl');

TEXT(beginproblem());

Initialization: We require additional contexts provided by contextPolynomialFactors.pl and contextLimitedPowers.pl 

#  Expanded form
Context('Numeric');
$poly = Compute('8x^2+28x+12');

#  Factored form
Context('PolynomialFactors-Strict');
Context()->flags->set(singleFactors=>0);
LimitedPowers::OnlyIntegers(
  minPower => 0, maxPower => 1,
  message => 'either 0 or 1',
);
$factored = Compute('4(2x+1)(x+3)');

Setup: For the factored form we need to change to the PolynomialFactors-Strict context and restrict the allowed powers to either 0 or 1 using the LimitedPowers::OnlyIntegers block of code. Note: restricting all exponents to 0 or 1 means that repeated factors will have to be entered in the form k(ax+b)(ax+b) instead of k(ax+b)^2. Also, restricting all exponents to 0 or 1 means that the polynomial must factor as a product of linear factors (no irreducible quadratic factors can appear). Of course, we could allow exponents to be 0, 1, or 2, but then students would be allowed to enter reducible quadratic factors. There are no restrictions on the coefficients, i.e., the quadratic could have any nonzero leading coefficient. We set singleFactors=>0 so that repeated, non-simplified factors do not generate errors. 

BEGIN_PGML
Write the quadratic expression [` [$poly] `]
in factored form
[` k(ax+b)(cx+d) `].

[____________________]{$factored} 

[@ helpLink('formulas') @]*
END_PGML

Main Text: We should explicitly tell students to enter answers in the form k(ax+b)(cx+d). 


BEGIN_PGML_SOLUTION
Solution explanation goes here.
END_PGML_SOLUTION

ENDDOCUMENT();

Solution:

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