SOLUTION: Need help please? Factor out the greatest common factor from the expression 30x^3-5x^2-20

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Question 490809: Need help please?
Factor out the greatest common factor from the expression
30x^3-5x^2-20
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The GCF of 30x^3, -5x^2, and -20 is 5. So factor this out to get

30x%5E3-5x%5E2-20=5%286x%5E3-x%5E2-4%29