document.write( "Question 669100: find the greatest common factor for the list of terms.\r
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document.write( "110x5,70x7,60x8 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #416179 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! i'm thinking 10x^5 is the greatest common factor.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^5 is definitely the greatest common factor of x because: \n" ); document.write( "x^5 * 1 = x^5 \n" ); document.write( "x^5 * x^2 = x^7 \n" ); document.write( "x^5 * x^3 = x^8\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the greatest common factor of 110 and 70 and 60 should be 10 because: \n" ); document.write( "10 * 11 = 110 \n" ); document.write( "10 * 7 = 70 \n" ); document.write( "10 * 6 = 60\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "there is no other common factor of 1 and x^2 and x^3 so they're relatively prime compared to each other. \n" ); document.write( "there is no other common factor of 11 and 7 and 6 so they're relatively prime compared to each other.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the common factor appears to be 10x^5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your terms of 110x^5 + 70x^7 + 60x^8 become\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x^5 * (11 + 7x^2 + 6x^3)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "note that 10x^5 * 11 is equal to 110x^5 \n" ); document.write( "note that 10x^5 * 7x^2 is equal to 70x^(5+2) which is equal to 70x^7 \n" ); document.write( "note that 10x^5 * 6x^3 is equal to 60x^(5+3) which is equal to 60x^8\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |