SOLUTION: This problem confused me a whole lot. I dont really know what to do. Thank You. Factor the polynomial 40w^11 + 16w^6 Thank You so much!

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Question 198176: This problem confused me a whole lot. I dont really know what to do. Thank You.
Factor the polynomial
40w^11 + 16w^6
Thank You so much!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor:
40w%5E11%2B16w%5E6 You can rewrite this as:
%285%2A8%29%28w%5E6%29%28w%5E5%29+%2B+%282%2A8%29%28w%5E6%29 Now factor out 8%2AW%5E6
highlight%28%288w%5E6%29%285%2Aw%5E5%2B2%29%29