I need help with this problem. What is the Greatest common factor of 12x^2 and 9x?
"3x" is the GCF.
Oh shoot so sorry. The GCF is actually 36x^2.
Oh shoot even more sorry. My first answer was right, and 36x^2 is wrong.
I am not learn
To find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 12x^2 and 9x, we need to find the largest term that can divide both numbers without leaving a remainder.
First, let's break down each term into its prime factors:
12x^2 = 2 * 2 * 3 * x * x
9x = 3 * 3 * x
Next, look for the common factors between the two expressions. The common factors are the ones that appear in both expressions.
From the prime factorization, we can see that both 12x^2 and 9x have a common factor of 3 and x.
The GCF is the product of these common factors:
GCF = 3 * x
Therefore, the greatest common factor of 12x^2 and 9x is 3x.