An Alternative to the Slide-Divide Method

We offer the Scaling Up method as an explanation for the Slide-Divide algorithm and as an alternative transformational approach to factoring non-monic quadratics.

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Mathematics Teacher Learning and Teaching PK-12
Published
2025-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.5951/mtlt.2024.0206
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Numerical Methods and Algorithms
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An Alternative to the Slide-Divide Method

Casey Hawthorne, Kevin R. Hutson, Erin Prins
Mathematics Teacher Learning and Teaching PK-12
Numerical Methods and Algorithms
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An Alternative to the Slide-Divide Method

Casey Hawthorne, Kevin R. Hutson, Erin Prins
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Abstract

We offer the Scaling Up method as an explanation for the Slide-Divide algorithm and as an alternative transformational approach to factoring non-monic quadratics.

Mathematics Teacher Learning and Teaching PK-12Vol. 118(3)
Furman University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Numerical Methods and Algorithms
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