SOLUTION: Factor. 12x^4 y^3 + 16x^3 y^3 -2*x^3 y^4 Thanks!

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Question 46889: Factor.
12x^4 y^3 + 16x^3 y^3 -2*x^3 y^4
Thanks!
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's look for the greatest common factor first and try to factor what's left...we get
12x^4 y^3 + 16x^3 y^3 - 2*x^3 y^4 =
2x^3y^3(6x + 8 - y)
Since we cannot factor what's left, we're done...