Question

Factor out the greatest common factor in the following polynominal. x^4-8x^3+x^2

Answer 1

The greatest factor of the polynomial is x^2.

To factor out x^2, we divide each term by x^2:

x^2 - 8x + 1

Don't forget to multiply back the x^2:

x^2(x^2 - 8x + 1)

I hope this helped you.