Question 36015: find the GCF 64a^10b^3,88a^5b^10
Answer by venugopalramana(3286)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! find the GCF 64a^10b^3,88a^5b^10
FIND INDIVIDUALLY GCF FOR CONSTANT,A'S AND B'S...
64|88.....|1
...64.....
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...24|64.........|2
......48.......
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......16|24.....|1
.........16.........
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..........8|16....|2
............16..............
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.............0...............
HENCE GCF IS 8
A^10 AND A^5...LESSER POWER IS THE GCF.....THAT IS A^5
B^3 AND B^10...B^3 IS GCF....
SO GCF IS
8A^5B^3
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