Distributive Property and Factoring

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What is the largest factor that two or more numbers or terms have in common?

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Greatest Common Factor

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-9(u + 9)

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-2(4x + 5)

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4(3x - 5)

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What is the term for the number before a variable?

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coefficient

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What is the distributive property?

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a(b + c) = ab + ac

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5(3x + 5)

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What is a common factor?

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A number or term that divides two or more numbers or terms without leaving a remainder.

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3(2x - 3)

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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To express it as a product of its factors.