Question
The direction to a problem state that you are to factor the algebraic expression. What is your first step?
Find the factors of the leading coefficient.
Determine if there is a greatest common factor among all the terms.
Determine if the expression is even or odd.
Find the degree of the expression.
Find the factors of the leading coefficient.
Determine if there is a greatest common factor among all the terms.
Determine if the expression is even or odd.
Find the degree of the expression.
Answers
GPT 3.5
The first step to factor the algebraic expression is to determine if there is a greatest common factor among all the terms. Once the greatest common factor has been identified, you can factor it out of the expression.