Question

Find the HCF of x³y² and x^2
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Answer 1

`x^2`

Explanation:

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The HCF or the highest common factor (sometimes also known as the greatest common factor, GCF), is the greatest factor between terms.

First, let's expand both terms:

• 
  `x^3y^2 = x*x*x*y*y`
• 
  `x^2 = x*x`

If we keep them on top of another, we can see that the overlapping variables are
`x*x`, meaning that the greatest common factor between them is
`x^2`.