Factoring Using the Great Common Factor, GCF - Example 1

[nomadic3527]

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[patrickJMT]

@nomadic3527 glad to hear that things are going well for you. i have found that 50% of doing well in math is just having some confidence, knowing that it is a hard subject, and do not give up! : )

[luisrock2008]

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[trackxcwhale]

Thank you! My teacher is foreign and ... just thanks!

[baburo101]

Hey, Pat. Love your work and I thank you for that. Just wanted to remind you that if I'm not mistaken, the example, "Factoring Using the Great Common Factor, GCF - Example 1" should't in the parenthesis be y^4 instead of y^6?

[TheRamo97]

Thanks you just did my homework. LOL

[scraper1000]

If I had one wish, I would wish you as my teacher, lol.

[patrickJMT]

@scraper1000 if you watch my videos, your wish has already come true! : )

[gonzales10g]

LOL way better than going to a random site to just remember something that I forgot over the summer. 8D Keep up the good work (^-^)/

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[cloudnine04]

What would it be called if your trying to find x after factoring out the GCF? Thanks btw.

[JCole131]

4:58 thats what she said lol

[7496876]

@JCole131 hehehehe i'll stick it right there hahahaha

[rngerpk555]

when you say "add the exponets" you say we have to add y(2) and y(8) and you get 6? wouldnt that be subtracting.? WTF...

[XtremeScream123]

So, i have to say you're 138947346093487924987394 times better than my own alg teacher.

[patrickJMT]

@XtremeScream123 they must be really really really really bad : )

[xlaFax]

how is 6 * 2 = 8 :S:S:S

[LordMonSeigneur]

@xlaFax

2 to the 6 x 2 to the 2 = 64x4 = 256 = 2 to the 8 , when you multiply same numbers with exposants , exposants add themself ...

[morielkhaykin]

@xlaFax 6+2 = 8 you don't multiply you add the exponents =]

[pujoe]

Thank you.

Your videos are easy to follow because you have neat hand-writing, you have prepared your explanation, your use of paper/pen and pointing with your two fingers as you explain is easier to follow compared to other methods. Keep up your good work.

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[boomerangs21]

thank you soooooooooooo much!!!  :)

[patrickJMT]

@boomerangs21 sure thing!

[CiviliTary]

I answered own question when I watched and listened again.. Got it

[patrickJMT]

@CiviliTary perfect, glad you got it! for me at least, i usually do not understand things the first time around; it is all about repetition and trying to understand a bit more than i did the first time (still i usually do not fully understand!!).

[CiviliTary]

So y to the 2nd goes in to y to the 8th four times.. Why put 1y to the 6th wouldn't it be 1y to the 4th that step lost me.. But i suck at algebra

[msmpm]

Thank you so much!

[patrickJMT]

@msmpm no problem!

[cruxader27]

why not remove the square as the lowest exponent?