Question 149132: I need help with factoring the following expressions:
Determine the greatest common factor, 2x + 12x2 - 2x3 and
27x4 + 21x2 - 9x. Found 2 solutions by edjones, Earlsdon:Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Determine the GCF of:
1)
First, notice that every term There are three terms) has an x in it. The lowest power of these is , so this can be factored from the trinomial. Factor the x. Further notice that in each term, every coefficient is a multiple of 2, so you can factor 2 from the trinomial. Factor the 2.
2) Again, every term has an x to some power, and the lowest power is 1 . Also, every coefficient is a multiple of 3, so this can be factored.
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