Question

Factor x^(5/2) + x^(3/2) - 12x^(1/2)

Answer 1

\[x ^{5/2}+x ^{3/2}-12x ^{1/2}\]

Answer 2

Do you know how to divide numbers with exponents?

Answer 3

What do you mean?

Answer 4

\(x^3 \div x^2 = x^{3-2}=x\)

Answer 5

Yes, I do.

Answer 6

Find a common term. All terms have a base of \(x\) and an exponent with a common denominator.

Answer 7

What can you divide out of each term?

Answer 8

an x^1/2?

Answer 9

Start there and see what is left.

Answer 10

Ok I got this