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Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial.

Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial.-example-1

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Answer: 2z^3

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Step-by-step explanation:

The GCF of the coefficients {6, -42, 14} is 2 as it is the largest factor found in each of the three values.

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For the variable portions, we can

  • write z^5 as z^3*z^2
  • write z^4 as z^3*z^1
  • write z^3 as z^3*1

Each time we see z^3 show up, so this is the largest common factor among the three variable terms.

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The two results we got were 2 and z^3

Putting the two results together, we end up with the overall GCF of 2z^3

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