Factoring Shortcuts and 'Special Cases' | Algebra I

Ever look at a factoring problem and think, "This is gonna take forever!"? I have good news: There may be a faster way! Certain quadratics can be factored using shortcuts, and today, we're going to learn how to use these shortcuts!

00:00 What is a perfect square?
01:04 Perfect square trinomial example 1
05:35 Perfect square trinomial example 2
08:21 Difference of squares example