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What is the greatest common factor of the polynomial below?

30 x -20

A. 5x
B. 10x
C. 5x?
D. 10%

User Calaway
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Heyy I'm not sure if I'm right

12x^4 + 2x^3 - 30x^2

to find the GCF, let's first look at the coefficients.....the GCF of 12,2,and 30 is 2.

as for the variables....pick the one with the smallest exponent...and that would be x^2

so the GCF of this polynomial is 2x^2 <=

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