11-4 Common Monomial Factoring

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1. What are the factors of 18m ?
1st write all the 1, 18, 2, 9, 3, 6 =
factors of __.
18 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
2nd list all the 2
m2
factors of __. m, m
3rd list all the 2m, 3m, 6m, 9m, 18m
___________ of
combinations 2 2 2
2m, 3m, 6m, 9m, 18m 2 2
steps 1 and 2.
2. Find the greatest common factor of
16a 5 m , -12a 3m3 , and 4a2 m5 .
16, -12, 4
1st find the gcf for
coefficients
the ____________. 4
5 3 2
2nd find the gcf for a ,a ,a
the variable _a . 2
a
3 5
3rd find the gcf for m, m , m
m
the variable __.
m
Mult. them all together: 4a m
2
_____
3. Factor each expression.
3 2 2 5
a. 18y - 6y -15y b. 28c d - 14d
2 2 4
3 y ( 6y - 2y - 5 ) 14d ( 2c - d )
gcf for the coefficients,
1st find the ___
variable and _____
then the _______ mult. them
have left
together. 2nd write what you ________.
To check your answers multiply out.
2
3y ( 6y - 2y - 5 ) = 18y 3- 6y2 -15y
2 4 2 5
14d( 2c - d ) = 28c d - 14d
4. Simplify
2
-10z + 5z
5z
5z(-2z + 1) 1. Factor the numerator
5z
5z (-2z + 1) 2. Cancel only the
5z monomial

-2z + 1 * Never
_____ cancel part
of a binomial.
5. Find the GCF of 12a 2 b3 , 6ab4 , 24ab 5.
2 3 4 5
For: 12, 6, 24 a , a, a b ,b ,b
3
6 a b
3
GCF = 6ab
2 3 4 5
6. Factor 12a b + 6ab - 24ab
Terms are the same as problem 5, so use the
gcf found in problem 5, then write what you
___
left after the gcf is ___________.
have ___ factored out
3 2
6ab ( 2a + b - 4b )