Woods Math 1: Factoring with GCF Practice

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What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.

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How do you find the GCF of two terms?

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List the factors of each term and identify the largest factor that appears in both lists.

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What is the first step in factoring an expression?

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Identify the GCF of all the terms in the expression.

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What does it mean to factor an expression?

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Factoring an expression means to break it down into simpler components (factors) that, when multiplied together, give the original expression.

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What is a polynomial?

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A polynomial is a mathematical expression that consists of variables, coefficients, and exponents, combined using addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

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What is the difference between factoring and expanding an expression?

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Factoring breaks an expression into its components, while expanding multiplies those components out to form the original expression.