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Find the greatest common factor of 9x³ and 12x.

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Answer:

3x

Explanation:

From the expression 9x³ and 12x.

The largest factor that divides each of the given expression is called the greatest common factor

Factoring each term

9x³ = 3 * 3 * x * x * x

= (3x) 3x²

12x = 3 * 2 * 2 * x

= (3x) 4

Therefore, the greatest common factor is 3x

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