Question

Factor out the greatest common factor 72p^4+32p^9

Answer 1

What is the biggest number that goes into 72 and 32?

Answer 2

8?

Answer 3

Yes. What is the largest power of p that is a factor of p to the fourth and p to the ninth?

Answer 4

wait, i didn't get that lol

Answer 5

p^4 is what p^4 and p^9 have in common so factor out 8p^4

Answer 6

\[72p^4+32p ^{9}\]
\[8p^4(9 +4p^5\]
\[8 p^4 (4 p^5+9)\]