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Getting Started!

What are the possible dimensions of

2
a rectangle whose area is 24 𝑓𝑡 ?
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Identify the GCF of the following:

15, 30, 65
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Identify the GCF of the following:

36, 48, 60
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Identify the GCF of the following:

2ab, 2ac, 2a
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Factor polynomials by
the greatest common
monomial factor.
Determine the
steps in factoring
polynomials by
the greatest
Identify common factor.
common
factors of
polynomials
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FACTORING

Finding two or more factors of a number or a

polynomial.
Factoring a polynomial – rewriting a polynomial
as a product of polynomials of smaller degree.
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COMMON MONOMIAL FACTOR

A number, a variable or a combination of a

number and variable which can be found in
each term of a given polynomial.
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Determine the GCMF of each set of polynomials:

𝟑𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝒎 𝟏𝟓𝒄 , 𝟏𝟎𝒄 , 𝟒𝟎𝒄𝟒 𝟕 𝟓

𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟑 𝟐 𝟒 𝟑 𝟓 𝟐
𝟐𝟓𝒙 , 𝟕𝟓𝒙 , 𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝒙 𝒙 𝒚 ,𝒙 𝒚 ,𝒙 𝒚
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DISCOVER!

POLYNOMIAL GCMF FACTORED FORM

𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 𝒙(𝒙 + 𝟐)
𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 𝟐𝒙(𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑)
𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝟔𝒙 𝟑𝒙(𝒙 + 𝟐)
𝟓𝒙 + 𝟏𝟎𝒙𝟐 𝟓𝒙(𝟏 + 𝟐𝒙)
𝟔𝒙𝟒 − 𝟏𝟒𝒙𝟐 𝟐𝒙𝟐(𝟑𝒙𝟐 – 𝟕)
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Steps in Factoring Polynomials with a common

monomial factor:

1. Find the GCF.

2. Divide the polynomial with the GCF.
The quotient is the other factor.
3. Express the polynomial as the product of the
quotient and the GCF.
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Factor the polynomial below:

𝟑 𝟐
𝟏𝟖𝒚 − 𝟔𝒚 − 𝟏𝟓𝒚
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Factor the polynomial below:

𝟐 𝟓
𝟐𝟖𝒄 𝒅 + 𝟏𝟒𝒅
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Factor completely the following polynomials:

1. 6x + 3 5. 6x − 12
2. 24x 2 − 8x 6. 10x 2 + 35
2 3 2
3. 2x + 8x 7. 2x − 3x + 5x
2 2 2
4. 10x y − 15xy 8. 12n − 9n + 15
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Seatwork 1

E-math page 7
Practice and Application I
Odd numbers Only