SOLUTION: I need to factor out the greatest common Monomial factor in the equation r squared +2rs

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Question 186335: I need to factor out the greatest common Monomial factor in the equation r squared +2rs
Answer by feliz1965(151) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is no equation here. If so, where is the equal sign?
What you have here is called a polynomial expression.
r^2 + 2rs
The greatest common monomial factor for this polynomial expression is simply r.
When factored, r^2 + 2rs becomes r(r + 2s).