Question

Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial.
50x^5 + 4x^4

a. 4x

b. 2x4

c. x4

d. 2x5

Answer 1

What's the greatest common factor of 4 and 50?

Answer 2

I am assuming he/she means \( 50x^5 + 4x^4 \)
As Gold said , what is the GCF of 50 and 4?

Answer 3

i ment to put those as exponents

Answer 4

Have you learned prime factorization yet?

Answer 5

2

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Now what's the greatest common factor of x^4 and x^5. Well it's the lowest exponent. So what's the lowest exponent?

Answer 8

4

Answer 9

Good. So the answer is 2x^4.

Answer 10

so its 2x^4

Answer 11

Yes.

Answer 12

thankyou