Polynomial Review
What is a GCF?
Greatest Common Factor. The biggest number that factors into a constant/variable.
what is trinomial form?
ax^2 + bx + c
What is the GCF of: 32x^5- 4x-16
4
What is the GCF of the coefficients: 16, 24, 40.
GCF is 8.
What is the first step when factoring this trinomial: 2x^2+4x-16
factor out a GCF of 2
Find the GCF of the following polynomial: 8y^4 - 4y^2 +16y
4y
Find the GCF of the following polynomial: 4x^5 - 2x^2 +6x
GCF is 2x.
Factor m^2 - 24m + 144
(m - 12)(m - 12)
Expand and Simplify the following: 2(x-4) + 5(x+3)
=7x+7
Factor r^2+4r+3
(r+3)(r+1)
Factor the following fully: 2x^3 + 12x^2 + 18x *Hint: you need to common factor first.
=2x (x+3) (x+3)