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THIS IS URGENT, What is the GCF of 36x^2 and 18xy^2

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Answer:

18xy

Explanation:

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The greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more expressions is the largest monomial that divides each expression exactly.

To find the GCF of 36x^2 and 18xy^2, we can factor out the greatest common factor from each expression.

The prime factorization of 36 is 2^2 * 3^2 and of 18 is 2*3^2

The GCF of 36x^2 and 18xy^2 is 18x^2y^2 = 2*3^2 * x^2 * y^2

So, the GCF of 36x^2 and 18xy^2 is 18x^2y^2

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