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Please help FACTORING POLYNOMIALS USING GCF like can you at least explain how to

Please help FACTORING POLYNOMIALS USING GCF like can you at least explain how to-example-1
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Answer:

HOW TO:

GIVEN A POLYNOMIAL EXPRESSION, FACTOR OUT THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR.

  1. Identify the GCF of the coefficients.
  2. Identify the GCF of the variables.
  3. Combine to find the GCF of the expression.
  4. Determine what the GCF needs to be multiplied by to obtain each term in the expression.
  5. Write the factored expression as the product of the GCF and the sum of the terms we need to multiply by.
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