Question

Help with GCF

Answer 1

What is the Greatest Common Factor for the given polynomial?
9xy^2 - 24xy + 15x

im a little confused

Answer 2

GCF: We need to look at both the coefficient and pronumerals.

Answer 3

9,24,15, what is the GCF of those?
xy^2, xy, x what is the GCF of those?

Answer 4

3?

Answer 5

yes u are right for the coefficient(numbers) how about the pronumerals?

Answer 6

so would it be 3x by any chance?

Answer 7

yes u are right.

Answer 8

because "x" is the GCF of xy^2, xy, x

Answer 9

and 3 of 9,24,15

Answer 10

therefore 3x is correct.

Answer 11

thank you :D

Answer 12

no problem, as long as u learnt how to do it :)