Question

Identify the Greatest Common Factor and then factor the expression
x^5-3x^4-2x^3

Answer 1

What is the smallest term that can be taken out... a variable.

Answer 2

x^3

Answer 3

Yep! so take out an x^3 from all of them, and tell me what you get.

Answer 4

x^2-3x-2

Answer 5

Yes, just make sure to keep the x^3 out in the parentheses, like this:

x^3(x^2-3x-2)

Answer 6

ok now what

Answer 7

It cannot be factored from here

Answer 8

so x^3(x^2-3x-2) is the answer

Answer 9

Yep

Answer 10

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