Given: -7y 2 + 7y + 84. What is the greatest common factor of the polynomial?

Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given the expression:

-7y^2 + 7y + 84

Determine the greatest common factor of the expression.

Solution:

In order to easily determine the greatest common factor, one trick is to simply divide 84 by 7, since we have two 7. If we have a whole number as an answer, then 7 is the greatest common factor of the expression.

= 84/7

= 12

Final answer:

Greatest Common Factor = 12

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