document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364339>Question 364339</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please show me how you get the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the greatest common factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x^8-15x^4+20x^12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can be done in two parts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first find the GCF of the co-efficients<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 = 2*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15=3*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=2*2*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 is common in all the three <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 5 is the gcf of the co-efficients.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^8 = x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^4=x*x*x*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^12= x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^4 is common in all the three which is the GCF of the variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply GCF of co-efficients & variables<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*x^4 = 5x^4 is the GCF.\r<BR>\n" );
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