Question

3x2 + 9x − 3? GCF

Answer 1

3

Answer 2

i need to know how to do it not the answer sorry.

Answer 3

Do you know what the letters G C F stand for?

Answer 4

yes greatest common factor

Answer 5

Good, so you want the greatest factor that is common to each of the terms: $$3x^2 + 9x − 3$$

Answer 6

okay

Answer 7

So x is not common to all of them, right?

Answer 8

correct

Answer 9

Next look for the greatest number that goes into 3, 9 and -3.

Answer 10

so it would be 3?

Answer 11

Correct, check your answer by factoring it out like this $$3x^2 + 9x − 3=3(x^2 + 3x − 1)$$

Answer 12

Thank you :)

Answer 13

Thanks for trying :)