SOLUTION: Factor out the GCF in the following expression: 36 a3b5 – 27 a2b4 + 18 a2b9

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Question 207891: Factor out the GCF in the following expression:
36 a3b5 – 27 a2b4 + 18 a2b9

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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36a%5E3b%5E5 – 27a%5E2b%5E4 + 18a%5E2b%5E9
:
Note that 9 is the GCF or 36, 27, 18
and a^2 is the GCF of a^2, a^3
and b^4 is the GCF of b^4, b^5, b^9
:
So we have
9a%5E2b%5E4%284ab+-+3+%2B+2b%5E5%29