Examples: Factors Expanded Form 5b2 5∙b2 5∙b∙b 6x2y 6∙x2∙y 2∙3∙x∙x∙y ·(-5)∙p∙p∙q∙q∙q ∙p2∙q3 Factoring (Greatest Common Factor) Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of all terms of the polynomial and then apply the distributive property. 20a4 + 8a Example:
Examples: Factors Expanded Form 5b2 5∙b2 5∙b∙b 6x2y 6∙x2∙y 2∙3∙x∙x∙y ∙p2∙q3 ·(-5)∙p∙p∙q∙q∙q Factoring (Greatest Common Factor) Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of all terms of the polynomial and then apply the distributive property. Example: 20a4 + 8a
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