MATHEMATICS 8

SUBJECT TEACHER: MR. JERICHO B. NADANZA

COMMON MONOMIAL FACTOR
 Common Monomial Factoring
1. Find the greatest common factor (GCF)
of the terms in polynomials. This is the first
factor)

2. Divide each term by GCF to get the

other factor.
 Factor the expression below.
2 5
12 𝑥 +6 𝑥
𝟐
𝟔𝒙
1. Find the GCF = _______
2. Divide:

)
Put the given in the numerator

Put the GCF Here

___ Put the GCF in the denominator
2 5
12 𝑥
𝟔𝒙 𝟐
)𝟔 𝒙 𝟐
6𝑥
𝟔𝒙 𝟐
When dividing algebraic expression
divide the number and subtract the
exponent of the variable

𝟐 𝟑
𝟔𝒙 ( 5 + 𝒙 )
 Factor the expression below.
3 6
1 0 𝑦 +8 𝑦
𝟑
𝟐𝒚
1. Find the GCF = _______
2. Divide:

)
Put the given in the numerator

Put the GCF Here

___ Put the GCF in the denominator
3 6
10 𝑦
𝟐𝒚 𝟑
)𝟐 𝒚 𝟑
𝟐𝒚
8𝑦
𝟑
When dividing algebraic expression
divide the number and subtract the
exponent of the variable

𝟑 𝟑
𝟐 𝒚 ( 5 +𝟒𝒚 )
 Factor the expression below.
4 6
6 𝑦 +15 𝑦
𝟒
𝟑𝒚
1. Find the GCF = _______
2. Divide:

)
Put the given in the numerator

Put the GCF Here

___ Put the GCF in the denominator
4 6
6𝑦
𝟑𝒚 𝟒
)𝟑 𝒚 𝟒
𝟑𝒚
15 𝑦
𝟒
When dividing algebraic expression
divide the number and subtract the
exponent of the variable

𝟐
𝟑 𝒚 ( 𝟐 +𝟓𝒚
𝟒
)
 Factor the expression below.
4 5 2 3
2 0 𝑥 𝑦 +24 𝑥 𝑦
𝟐 𝟑
𝟒𝒙 𝒚
1. Find the GCF = _______
2. Divide:
20 𝑥 4 𝑦 5 2 3
𝟒𝒙 𝟐
___𝒚
𝟑
) 𝟒𝒙 𝟐
𝒚 𝟑
24 𝑥 𝑦
𝟒𝒙 𝒚 𝟐 𝟑

𝟐 𝟐
𝟒 𝒙 𝒚 ( 5𝒙 𝒚 + 6 )
𝟐 𝟑
 Factor the expression below.
2 3 3 6
1 8 𝑥 𝑦 +15 𝑥 𝑦
𝟐 𝟑
𝟑𝒙 𝒚
1. Find the GCF = _______
2. Divide:
2 3
18 𝑥 𝑦 3 6
𝟐
𝟑 𝒙___
𝒚 𝟑
) 𝟑𝒙 𝟐
𝒚 𝟑
15 𝑥 𝑦
𝟑𝒙 𝒚𝟐 𝟑

𝟑 𝒙 𝒚 ( 6 + 𝟓𝒙 𝒚 )
𝟐 𝟑 𝟑
REMINDER:
 2 5
12 𝑥 +6 𝑥
Find the GCF of

2 = 2 * 2* 3 *x*x
12 𝑥
5
6𝑥 = 2 * 3 *x*x*x*x*x
2 *3 *x*x

𝟐
GCF =𝟔 𝒙 BACK
 3 6
10 𝑦 + 8 𝑦
Find the GCF of

10 𝑦 3 = 5*2* *y*y*y
6
8 𝑦 = 2*2*2 *y*y*y*y*y*y
2 *y*y*y

𝟑
GCF =𝟐 𝒚 BACK
 2 3 3 6
Find the GCF of 18 𝑥 𝑦 +15 𝑥 𝑦
2
18 𝑥 𝑦 =3 2*3*3 *x*x *y*y*y
15 𝑥 𝑦 =
3 6 3 *x*x*x*y*y*y*y*y*y
3 *x*x *y*y *y

𝟐 𝟑
GCF =𝟑 𝒙 𝒚 BACK
 4 5 2 3
Find the GCF of 20 𝑥 𝑦 +24 𝑥 𝑦
4
20 𝑥 𝑦 5= 2*2*5 *x*x*x*x *y*y*y*y*y
24 𝑥 𝑦 = 2*2*2*3 *x*x
2 3
*y*y*y
2*2 *x *x *y*y*y

𝟐 𝟑
GCF =𝟒 𝒙 𝒚 BACK