Monday 9/16

Today in class we used notes #13 to learn how to factor a polynomial by finding the Greatest Common Factor.

The first step is to factor each of the terms from the polynomial. After finding the prime factorization of each, you can circle what they have in common to discover the GCF.

After you know the GCF, you can rewrite the problem as the product of two polynomials (the GCF becomes the monomial in front, what's left becomes the polynomial in parenthesis).

Here's a link to a quick video (from our textbook) explaining and diagramming the process.

Homework #21: TB pg 377 (#13-23, 35-39 odd)
Please check your answers in the back of the book when finished.