Factoring: Greatest Common Factor GCF

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Factoring Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
Background
Multiply 7x2y(3x3 y2x2 y2-3x)
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Factoring Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
Examples Factor 2x5 6x3 2xxxxx6xxx 2x3 x2
2x3 3 2x3(x2 3)

• Good Advice, Definitions, Concepts
• Means change it back into a mult problem.
• Check for a GCF (factor each term) 2 and x3 are
  Common Factors to each term (terms are separated
  by signs)
• undistribute--pull out the GCF 2x3
• put back ( ) around what remains
• Any expressions still factorable?
• Its completely factored! Check by multiplying.

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Factoring-Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
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Factoring-Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
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