I can: _________________________________________ Name:________________

Do Now:
Find as many factors of the number 496 as you can:

GCF Notes:
G_______________ Definition: The greatest positive integer ( whole
C_______________ number) that __________________ all of the given
F_______________ numbers

Exercise 1:
Find the GCF of the following numbers:

1. 6, 4 2. 27, 9

3. 24, 8, 4 4. 21, 14, 7

5. 18, -9, 3 6. 56, 28, 24

I can: _________________________________________ Name:________________

Exercise 2:
1. Expand the following by writing it as a product of xs:
a. x5

b. x3x4

2. Contract the following by writing it in exponent form:

a.
b. ( )( )

3. General exponent rule: for integers m, n, xm xn = __________

Exercise 3:
Find the GCF of the following:
1. x3, x2 2. x5, x4, x3

3. x6, x4, x3 4. x3, x2, x

Exercise 4:
Now combining numbers and xs, find the GCF of each of the following terms

1. 4x3 + 28x2 + 40x 2. 5x5 10x4 75x3

3. 2x7 + 18x6 + 40x5 4. 6x8 + 48x7 - 120x6

I can: _________________________________________ Name:________________

5. 2x11 14x10 60x9 6. 5x6-- 35x4 + 60x2

7. 12x2y - 18x5y2 + 16x3 8. 5x4y2 + 25x2y3 - 20x5y9

Factoring a Polynomial Notes:

Steps to factoring the a polynomial given the equation:
1. Draw a box that has one column for each of the terms and one row
2. Find the _________________ ________________ ___________________ of the terms
3. Write the GCF on the __________ of the box
4. Find the other terms on the outside of the box by figuring out ___GCD = term inside the
box, remembering that xm xn = ________
5. Write a new polynomial with the terms on the outside
6. Formulate the equation:
a. Write the GCF on the ___________ of the parentheses
b. ____________ the parentheses, write each of the terms divided by the GCD,
drawing a box if needed remembering that xm xn = xm + n
7. Factor the polynomial inside the parentheses

Examples:

1. Factor 5x5 - 15x4 - 20x3 2. Factor 4x4 - 52x3 + 120x2

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