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Factor out the greatest common factor of 5ab^2+10ab

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5ab^2 + 10ab

GCF is : 5ab
User Carl Meyer
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Answer: 5ab

Explanation:

The given polynomial :
5ab^2+10ab

The prime factorization of
5ab^2= 5* a* b* b

The prime factorization of
10ab= 5*2* a* b

We can see that the greatest common factor of
5ab^2\text{ and }10ab is
5* a* b

Hence, the greatest common factor of
5ab^2+10ab = 5ab

User Derreck Dean
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