SOLUTION: What is the GCF? -24a2b3c4 - 36a4b3c2

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Question 71042: What is the GCF?
-24a2b3c4 - 36a4b3c2

Answer by venugopalramana(3286) About Me  (Show Source):
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SEE THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE AND TRY
What is the GCF?
16a4b2 + 20a2b2 - 4ab2
4ab
4b2
4ab2
none of the above
FOR GCF YOU NEED 2 OR MORE POLYNOMIALS
IF YOU MEAN COMMON FACTOR FOR 3 TERMS IN THE POLYNOMIAL
OR IF THEY ARE 3 DIFFERENT POLYNOMIALS THEN THE ANSWER IS
16A^4B^2=
20A^2B^2=
-4AB^2 =
TAKE GCF OF COEFFICIENTS IN THE 3 TERMS ...16,20,4...IT IS 4
TAKE LOWEST POWER OF A OUT OF THE 3 TERMS....A
TAKE THE LOWEST POWER OF B IN THE 3 TERMS ....B^2
MULTIPLY ALL TO GET THE GCF OF THE 3 TERMS
4AB^2 IS THE ANSWER