Section 4.1 Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

GCF and Grouping

Finding the Greatest Common Factor:

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Example:

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Solution:

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Factoring Out the Greatest Common Factor:

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Example:

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Solution:

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Factoring by Grouping:

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