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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the greatest common factor for the group of terms -30a^4,5a^5 The greatest common factor is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is this the answer? -5a^4???

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

you will not use the negative sign. rest is correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes it is! But because you have a negative on the outside term make sure that your signs all correlate when multiplied back out!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you!

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

NO! negative isn't needed.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Saifoo is right!, even \((-5,-25)=5\)

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