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Question 63968: hello,
how would i factor out the gratest common factor in this expression:
x ^3 - 5x
thank you!
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, tutorcecilia:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X^3-5X
X(X^2-5)

Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x ^3 - 5x [Find the factor that occurs in both terms. "x" occurs in both terms at the most one time]
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%28x%5E3%2Fx-5x%2Fx+%29[Factoring-out "x" is the same as dividing each term by "x"]
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%28x%28x%5E2-5%29%29