document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054914>Question 1054914</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor by pulling out the Greatest Common Factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x^4y^3-16x^3y^5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670110 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670110\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your expression is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24x^4y^3-16x^3y^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you've got x^4 in the first term and x^3 in the second term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the greatest common factor that can be removed would be x^3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you've got y^3 in the first term and y^5 in the second term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the greatest common factor that can be removed would be y^3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you've got 24 in the first term and 16 in the second term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the greatest common factor that can be removed would be 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your final expression should be 8x^3y^3 * (3x - 2y^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply those factors out, you will get back to the original expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^3 * y^3 * 3x is equal to 24 * x^4 * y^3 which is the same as 24x^4y^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^3 * y^3 * -2y^2 is equal to -16 * x^3 * y^5 which is the same as -16y^3y^5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add them together and you get 24x^4y^3 - 16y^3y^5 which is the same as your original expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's the original expression for convenience of comparison.\r<BR>\n" );
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