Question

Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial.

16x^3 + 28x^5y

Answer 1

A 112x^5y

B 4x^5y

C 4x^3

D 8x^5

Answer 2

Any ideas?

Answer 3

What does GCF stand for?

Answer 4

$$\Huge 16x^3 + 28x^5y$$

Answer 5

What is the GCF of 16 and 28 @jjuden?

Answer 6

Do you know what a "factor" is @jjuden?

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

When two numbers are multiplied each of the numbers is a "factor" of the product.

Answer 9

16 is the product.

Answer 10

what numbers multiplied together give you 16?

Answer 11

1*16=16
2*8=16
4*4=16

Answer 12

So 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 are all "factors" of 16, right @jjuden?

Answer 13

Are you still there @jjuden?

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

Can you do the same for 28?

Answer 16

$$16x^3 + 28x^5y$$

Answer 17

Yes or no @jjuden?

Answer 18

Follow the same steps I gave for 16, that is how you learn math :-)