SOLUTION: i need to factorise the following 2 expressions where possible 16p³x+4py-8p²z and x³(5-6y)+3x²(7x-y)

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Question 704769: i need to factorise the following 2 expressions where possible
16p³x+4py-8p²z
and
x³(5-6y)+3x²(7x-y)

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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16p³x+4py-8p²z, What is the greatest common factor in each term? Identify it and use the reverse of the distributive property.
The terms are 2%5E4p%5E3x, 2%5E2py, -1%2A2%5E3p%5E2z
So what is the common factor? 2%5Ep.
Factored: 4p%284p%5E2x%2By-2pz%29