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What is the greatest common factor of the terms in the polynomial 8x4 - 4x3 - 18x2

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Answer:

2x²

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User Marvel Moe
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Answer:

2x^2

Explanation:

The coefficients of the terms in this expression are 8, 4, and 18.

The largest number that you can divide all of them with and get a whole number is 2.

So, 2 is part of our greatest common factor.

These terms also have the variable x. The exponent of the smallest x term is 2, so x^2 is the other part of our greatest common factor.

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