LEARNER’S COPY

ENHANCEMENT OF SELF-LEARNING MODULES (SLM)

Subject MATHEMATICS Grade Level 8

Quarter 1 Week/Module No. 1a, 1b
Module Title Factoring Polynomials

I. CORRECTIONS
A. MODULE 1a
PART PAGE
LOCATION
OF THE OF
ERROR CORRECTION
SLM ERROR
What is It Page 7 Step 2. Determine the GCF of the Step 2. Determine the GCF of the
(Lesson1) Example 2, numerical coefficients. numerical coefficients.
Step 2 Coefficient Factors Common GCF Coefficient Factors Common GCF
factors factors
3 1, 3 1, 3 3 3 1, 3 1, 3 3
6 1, 2, 3 6 1, 2, 3,6

What is It Page 7 Step 2. Determine the GCF of the Step 2. Determine the GCF of the
(Lesson1) Example 3, numerical coefficients. numerical coefficients.
Step 2

Coefficient Factors Common GCF Coefficient Factors Common GCF

factors factors
12 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4 12 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4 4
4, 6, 12 4 4, 6, 12
20 1, 2, 4, 20 1, 2, 4,
5, 10, 5, 10,
20 20

What is It Page 13 Notice that when the sum and product
(Lesson2) Paragraph of two terms are multiplied (meaning,
2, the first and second term of the factors
Sentence 1 are the same but they differ with the
operation, one is + while the other is
−), the result will always be the
difference of the squares of the two
terms (that is, you square the first term,
square the second term and the
operation between them is −). Thus, to
factor the difference of two squares,
you just have to reverse the pattern.
𝑎2− 𝑏2= (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 – 𝑏)
What is It Page 20, Second term: Multiply the terms of the
(Lesson3) Line 15 binomial factor x – 2 .
→2𝑥
Notice that when the sum and
difference of two terms are multiplied
(meaning, the first and second term of
the factors are the same but they differ
with the operation, one is + while the
other is −), the result will always be the
difference of the squares of the two
terms (that is, you square the first
term, square the second term and the
operation between them is −). Thus, to
factor the difference of two squares,
you just have to reverse the pattern.
𝑎2− 𝑏2= (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 – 𝑏)
Second term: Multiply the terms of the
binomial factor 𝑥 – 2 then get the
additive inverse of the product.
→2𝑥

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 What is It Page 22, Second term: Multiply the terms of the Second term: Multiply the terms of the
(Lesson3) Line 10 binomial factor 𝑥 + 2. binomial factor 𝑥 + 2 then get the
→2𝑥 additive inverse of the product.
→ -2𝑥

B. MODULE 1b
PAGE
PART
LOCATION
OF THE OF
ERROR CORRECTION
SLM ERROR
What is Lesson 2 Step 2. Write the factored of the Step 2. Write the factored form of the
It Page 15, trinomial following the pattern trinomial following the pattern
(x + first factor)(x+ second factor). (x+ first factor)(x+ second factor).

II. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

WRITTEN WORKS
ERROR CORRECTION
Directions: The following is a test that has been answered. Your job is to check for errors. If there are
errors, do the following in the table after the test sample:
A. Identify the error.
B. Correct the error.
C. Then explain why your correction is right.

Factor the following polynomials.

Question Answer
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IDENTIFIED ERROR CORRECTION OF ERROR EXPLANATION OF

CORRECTION

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