SOLUTION: Find the greatest common factor and factor it out of the expression. -4x^3-20x^2+16x

Question 888538: Find the greatest common factor and factor it out of the expression.
-4x^3-20x^2+16x
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
expression is -4x^3 - 20x^2 + 16x

you can factor out -4x to get -4x * (x^2 + 5x - 4)

that's about as far as you can go with the greatest common factor, which is a monomial as it should be.

the greatest common factor is -4x.

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