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Question 127153
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Find the LCM.
y^3 + 8y^2 + 16y, y^2 - 8y
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solver91311(24713)
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The factors of
are
,
, and
.
The factors of
are
, and
,
Therefore the LCM needs:
1 factor of
,
2 factors of
, and
1 factor of
.
is your LCM. I'll let you handle the expansion of the expression if you need it in that form.
Answer by
MathLover1(20850)
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…factor
…..replace
with
…..group first 2 terms and second 2 terms together
…..
…..
…..
…factor
…
so, the factors of
are:
and the factors of
are:
then
the Least Common Multiple (LCM) for
and
will be: