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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?
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?
a(x2 + abx + acx)
None of the above