Question

Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial. 24x5 + 32x3 – 12x

Answer 1

12(18-x) or 216-12x

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer would be 4x.

Explanation:

We have to find the GCF ( Greatest Common Factor ) of the terms of the polynomial
`24x^(5)+32^(3)-12x`

Now we will find factors of each term of the given polynomial.

factors of 24x
`^(5)` = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2 × (x) (x) (x) (x) (x)

factors of 32x³ = 2 × 2× 2 × 2 × 2 (x) (x) (x)

factors of 12x = 2 × 2 × 3 × (x)

So GCF of all the terms is 2 × 2 × x = 4x