Question

Factor the polynomial:
42w10 + 24w6
PLEEAASSEE HELP !

Answer 1

What is your greatest common factor?

Answer 2

Of the 42 and 24?

Answer 3

Yes and then of the w^10 and w^6

Answer 4

The GCF is 3 right? And Then The GCF for the variables is 3 right?
So The Answer Is 3w?

Answer 5

Here is how I like to do it.

42 = 2 * 21
42 = 2 * 3 * 7

24 = 2 * 12
24 = 2 * 2 * 6
24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3

so
42 = 2 * 3 * 7
24 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3

they both have a 2 and a 3 so the GCF = 6

When you have variables and exponents, you take the lowest exponent

so w^6

SO the GCF is 6w^6

Answer 6

But Theses Are The Multiple Choice? So If The Answer Is 6w^6, It's Not Here. . . =(
A
2x(x2 + 2x + 4)
C
2x(x2 + 2x + 8)
B
2x(x + 2)(x + 4)
D
2x3 + 4x2 + 8x