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Find the GCF of the given polynomial.

16a4b4 + 32a3b5 - 48a2b6

User Swille
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Simple.....

once you factor the expression completely you should get...


16a^(2) b^(4) (a-b)(a+3b)------>
16a^(2) b^(4) is your GCF.

Thus, your answer.
User Mohsen Sarkar
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16a^4b^4 + 32a^3b^5 - 48a^2b^6

the GCF would be : 16a^2b^4....because the 16 is the highest coefficient that goes into 16,32,and 48. Then u just take the a with the smallest exponent and the b with the smallest exponent.
User Nguyen Manh Linh
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