Factor the GCF of Trinomials

What is the GCF of the trinomial?
3x² - 9x -120

• 3

• 2

• 6

• 9

What is the first step when factoring polynomials?

• Find the GCF

• List all the terms

• Make the X and fill in the top and bottom

• Multiply a and c

What is the GCF of the highlighted row:

• 2x

• x

• 6

• 3

4x²yz² - 14xy²z

• xyz(4xz - 14y)

• 2xyz(2xz - 7y)

• 2xyz(2xy - 7z)

• xyz(4xy - 14z)

Factor the Polynomial *Start with a GCF

• 3(3x² - 5) (7x + 6)

• 3(3x² + 5) (7x - 6)

• 5(3x² - 5) (7x + 6)

• 5(3x² + 5) (7x - 6)

Factor the trinomial

*start with the GCF

x³ - 6x² + 8x

49m³q² - 35mq² - 42m³q⁴p²

• 7mq²(7m²q - 5 - 6m²p²q²)

• 7mq²(7m³q - 5mq - 6m²p²q³)

• 7mq²(7m² - 5 - 6m²p²q²)

• 7mq²(7mq - 5 - 6m²pq²)

Factor

3x² + 27x - 108

• 3(x + 12)(x - 3)

• 3(x + 9)(x - 4)

• 9(x - 12)(x + 3)

• 6(x - 9)(x - 4)

What is the GCF of the highlighted column:

• 2x

• x

• 2

• 3x

What is the GCF of the highlighted column:

• 3

• x

• 5

• 5x