To factor the expression 3x2 – 9x, Caleb found the GCF as shown. List the factors: 3x2 = 3 • x • x 9x = 3 • 3 • x GCF = 3 • 3 •
x • x = 9x2 What is Caleb’s error? Caleb factored 3x2 incorrectly. Caleb factored 9x incorrectly. Caleb found the product of all factors, not just the ones common to each term. Caleb did not make an error.
