6'1 Factoring Polynomials

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6.1Factoring Polynomials

• Standard 11.0 Find a common factor to all of the
  terms in a polynomial

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Vocabulary

• Monomial
• Polynomial
• Factor
• Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

• One Term
• A monomial or sum of monomials
• Removing common factors from each term of a
  polynomial
• The largest factor that occurs in each term.

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1 Factor
GCF
Divide by the GCF
Check
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2 Factor
GCF
Divide by the GCF
Check
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3 Factor
GCF
Divide by the GCF
Check
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4 Factor
GCF
Divide by the GCF
Check
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5 Factor
GCF
Check
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Vocabulary

• Relatively Prime

• Polynomials that have no common factors.

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6 Are the following relatively prime?
What is the largest factor common to both
polynomials?
No