SOLUTION: Please factor 60m^9 + 72m^7 - 24m^3

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Question 168008This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra
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60m^9 + 72m^7 - 24m^3 This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

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60m^9 + 72m^7 - 24m^3
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You can see that 60, 72, and 24 are all multiples of 12
12(5m^9 + 6m^7 - 2m^3}
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m^3 is is a factor of m^9, m^7, and m^3:
therefore we have:
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12m^3(5m^6 + 6m^4 - 2)