Q. Find the greatest common factor.9b2,6b3Write your answer as a constant times a product of single variables raised to exponents.______
Factorization of 9b2: First find the complete factorization of 9b2.9=3×3b2=b×b9b2=3×3×b×b
Factorization of 6b3: Now, find the complete factorization of 6b3.6=2×3b3=b×b×b6b3=2×3×b×b×b
Find Greatest Common Factor: We found:9b2=3×3×b×b6b3=2×3×b×b×bFind the greatest common factor of 9b2 and 6b3.Common factors are 3, b, and b.3×b×b=3b2Greatest common factor: 3b2