could someone help me with math?

Question

Factor the following trinomial completely. Look first for the greatest common factor.

 

15y³+8y²+y

Answer 1

Hi Seth,

 

 

   
Factor the following trinomial completely. Look first for the greatest common factor.


                                15y³+8y²+y

In this trinomial there are three terms;

 

1st term     15y³                there are three y's        y, y, y

2nd term      8y²                there are two y's          y, y

3rd term        y                  there is one y               y

 

Looking at all three terms, what is common to all of them?   One y.  So y can be factored out.  If you take one y out of each term how many y's are left?  What remains goes inside the parentheses.

 

                                 15y³+8y²+y

                            = y(15y²+8y +1)

 

Hope that helps.

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