Question 364339: can you please show me how you get the answer
find the greatest common factor
10x^8-15x^4+20x^12
thank you Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 10x^8-15x^4+20x^12
this can be done in two parts.
first find the GCF of the co-efficients
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10 = 2*5
15=3*5
20=2*2*5
5 is common in all the three
so 5 is the gcf of the co-efficients.
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x^8 = x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x
x^4=x*x*x*x
x^12= x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x
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x^4 is common in all the three which is the GCF of the variables.
multiply GCF of co-efficients & variables
5*x^4 = 5x^4 is the GCF.
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