document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325076>Question 325076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can some one look over my problem and see if i am doing this right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor out the largest common factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^5 - 8t^4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8t^4+t^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^4(-8+t)=0 t4 is the gcf<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-8+t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+t=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 8 to each side <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+8+t=0+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+8=0+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=0+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0+8=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232795 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=232795\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor out the largest common factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^5 - 8t^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8t^4+t^5  Usually the order is descending exponents.  It's not wrong, but there's no reason to change the order.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t^4(-8+t)=0 t4 is the gcf  *** you wrote an equation???  why?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You factored correctly.  Neither of the 2 factors is consistently the greatest.  The problem should have said, \"factor\", without reference to the gcf.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest is NA.  No equation was given, no solutions asked for.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t4=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-8+t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+t=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 8 to each side <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+8+t=0+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+8=0+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=0+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0+8=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=8<BR>\n" );
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