SOLUTION: FIND THE LCM (5+2P), (25-4P 2SQUARED), AND (5-2P) I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE LCM FOR THIS QUESTION. CAN YOU PLEASE WALK ME THROUGH THE STEPS TO SOLVE. THANKS, JESSICA

Question 134211: FIND THE LCM (5+2P), (25-4P 2SQUARED), AND (5-2P)
I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE LCM FOR THIS QUESTION. CAN YOU PLEASE WALK ME THROUGH THE STEPS TO SOLVE.
THANKS,
JESSICA B.
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the LCM of the three expressions:
Well, we know theat the LCM is the smallest number (or expression) that is equally divisible by the other numbers (or expressions):
Example: Find the LCM of 3, 8 and 4 Well, we know it's not 8--3 will not divide into 8; we know it's not 16--3 will not divide into 16. Let's try 24 BINGO!!!!!!!
Let's look at your problem:
, and
It's noteworthy that can be factored. The factors are:
Now this tells us that the LCM is because it's the smallest expression that each of the expressions will divide equally into
goes into times
goes into times
and goes into 1 time
Hope this helps---ptaylor
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