document.write( "Question 186662This question is from textbook Algebra 1
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\n" ); document.write( "e.x. 6y^4 + 14y^3 - 10y^2 \n" ); document.write( "

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The limitation on picking out a common factor
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"6y%5E4+%2B+14y%5E3+-+10y%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The common symbols are:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%5E4\"$ , $\"y%5E3\"$ , and $\"y%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The lowest power is $\"2\"$ , so I can
\n" ); document.write( "factor out $\"y%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y%5E2%2A%286y%5E2+%2B+14y+-+10%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "For the numbers, the greatest common divisor is $\"2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "so I can factor out a $\"2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2y%5E2%2A%283y%5E2+%2B+7y+-+5%29\"$ \r
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