What is the GCF of (27x)(27x) and (9x^2)(9x2)?

1 Answer
Jun 13, 2017

9x9x

Explanation:

The GCF is 9x9x because we can divide both 27x27x and 9x^29x2 by 9x9x.

(27x)/(9x)=327x9x=3

(9x^2)/(9x)=x9x29x=x

This is what is happening:

(27color(blue)cancelx)/(9color(blue)cancel(x))=3

(color(blue)(cancel(9x))xxx)/color(blue)cancel(9x)=x