Question

PLEASE HELP QUICKLY;; WILL GIVE 40 POINTS!

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the GCF:



`-6ax^(7)`+
`12a^(6)`−
`3a^(5)`


um, i tried solving this with a
`-3ax^(5)` GCF but i got it incorrect. help will greatly be appreciated.

Answer 1

This is the answer for your problem

Answer 2

Since only the first term has ax for coefficients the GCF cant be -3ax^5.

The GCF would be -3a

Factor -3a out of all the terms:

-3a(2x^7)-3a(-4a^5)-3a(a^4)

Now factor -3a out of the equation for the final answer:

-3a(2x^7-4a^5+a^4)