document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170867>Question 170867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help..find the GCF of the terms of each polynomial. Factor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8v^6 + 2v^5 - 10v^9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=126163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Take note that each term has a \"v\" in it. Also, since the smallest exponent for \"v\" is 5, this means that the variable portion of the GCF is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's find the GCF of the numbers 8, 2, and -10 (the coefficients). Since the largest number that can divide into ALL of the them is 2, this means that the coefficient of the GCF is 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the GCF is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2v%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2v%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2v%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2v%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8v%5E6+%2B+2v%5E5+-+10v%5E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8v%5E6+%2B+2v%5E5+-+10v%5E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2v%5E5%284v+%2B+1+-+5v%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2v%5E5%284v+%2B+1+-+5v%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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