If you FOIL’ed this, the OUTER and INNER would have canceled out.
By noticing the “pattern” it saves you time.
GREATEST common factors
What is the GCF of the following?
a) 2, 6 2
b) 25, 40 5
c) 6, 18 6
d) 18, 32
GREATEST common factors
What is the GCF of the following?
a) 2, 6 2
b) 25, 40 5
c) 6, 18 6
d) 16, 36 4
GREATEST common factors
What is the GCF of the following?
a) x, x2 x
b) x2, x3
c) xy, x2y
d) 2x3, 8x2
GREATEST common factors
What is the GCF of the following?
a) x, x2 x
b) x2, x3 x2
c) xy, x2y
d) 2x3, 8x2
GREATEST common factors
What is the GCF of the following?
a) x, x2 x
b) x2, x3 x2
c) xy, x2y xy
d) 2x3, 8x2
GREATEST common factors
What is the GCF of the following?
a) x, x2 x
b) x2, x3 x2
c) xy, x2y xy
d) 2x3, 8x2 2x2
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2
b) 5a – 5b 5
c) 18x – 6y 6
d) 2m + 6mn 2m
e) 5p2q – 10pq
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2
b) 5a – 5b 5
c) 18x – 6y 6
d) 2m + 6mn 2m
e) 5p2q – 10pq 5pq
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2(x + 2y)
b) 5a – 5b
c) 18x – 6y
d) 2m + 6mn
e) 5p2q – 10pq
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2(x + 2y)
b) 5a – 5b 5(a – b)
c) 18x – 6y
d) 2m + 6mn
e) 5p2q – 10pq
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2(x + 2y)
b) 5a – 5b 5(a – b)
c) 18x – 6y 6(3x – y)
d) 2m + 6mn
e) 5p2q – 10pq
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2(x + 2y)
b) 5a – 5b 5(a – b)
c) 18x – 6y 6(3x – y)
d) 2m + 6mn 2m(1 + 3n)
e) 5p2q – 10pq
Find the GCF for each polynomial
a) 2x + 4y 2(x + 2y)
b) 5a – 5b 5(a – b)
c) 18x – 6y 6(3x – y)
d) 2m + 6mn 2m(1 + 3n)
e) 5p2q – 10pq 5pq(p + 2)