Question

in factoring a trinomial with a leading coefficient other than 1, the first step is to look for a common factor in each term and factor it out.

a. true

b. false

Explanation:

When factoring a trinomial with a leading coefficient not equal to 1, the standard first step is to check for a greatest common factor (GCF) among all the terms and factor it out. This simplifies the trinomial before proceeding with other factoring methods (like the AC method or trial - and - error for factoring the resulting quadratic). So the statement is correct.

Answer:

A. True