Find thhrr greatest common factor of the monomials. 3x, 9x^2, 12x^3

Holt McDougal Larson Pre-Algebra Common Core Edition page 782 number 16

Asked by Dee Dee on 25 Apr 07:24

Last updated by anonymous on 25 Apr 23:18

Answered by CherieS on 25 Apr 23:18

First factor the monomials

3x 3 *x

9x^2 3*3*x*x

12x^3 3* x*x*x*2*2

3 x

The GCF is the product of the shared columns

=3x