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Q. What is the greatest common factor in the expression 6x2y + 4xy - 10y - 20y2?
2
2y
2xy
6x2y
None of the above
Q. What is the greatest common factor in the expression 9x3yz + 6x2y - 18x5z?
3x
3x2
3x5
18x5z
None of the above
Q. Using the distributive property on the expression -(-2 + 5x) produces
- 2 - 5x
- 2 + 5x
2 - 5x
2 + 5x
None of the above
Q. Multiply 3a(a + 2b).
3a2 + 2b
a + 6ab
3a + 6ab
3a2 + 6ab
None of the above
Q. Multiply out the expression
using the distributive property. What is the greatest common factor in the resulting expression?
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4x
2x
2x2
4x2
None of the above
Q. Factor the expression -2x - 4y.
- 2(x + y)
- 2(x + 2y)
2(x - 2y)
2(x - 2y)
None of the above
Q. Which of the following statements is true?
3x and 2y are terms in the expression 2x - 3y.
3x and 2y are factors in the expression (3x)(2y).
3x and 2y are terms in the expression (3x)(2y).
3x and 2y are factors in the expression 3x + 2y.
None of the above
Q. Factor abc + 3a2bc + ab2c3.
abc(3a + bc)
abc(3a + bc2)
abc(1 + 3a + abc2)
abc(1 + 3a + bc2)
None of the above
Q. Factor πa + π2b + πc2.
π(a + π b + c2)
π(a + b + c2)
(π a + π2b + π c2)
π (a + b2 + c2)
None of the above
Q. Which of the following multiplies out to give the expression ax2 + bx + c?
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a(x2 + abx + acx)
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None of the above