Question

how would you find the greatest common factor to 8c^3+12c^2+10c ?

Answer 1

ok, between 8 , 12 and 10 what is the GCF ?

Answer 2

12

Answer 3

are you talking about with the exponents?

Answer 4

first deal with the numbers by itself

Answer 5

do you know what is GCF /

Answer 6

GCF The highest number that divides exactly into two or more numbers

Answer 7

so between 2 and 4 the GCF would be 2 because you can divide 2/2 and 4/2
between 3,6 and 12 would be 3 because you can dividie 3/3, 6/3 and 12/3

Answer 8

so what is the GCF for 8, 12 and 10

Answer 9

8 is divisible by 2, 4
10 is divisible by 2 , 5
12 is divisible by 2,3,4

so what number all three have in common

Answer 10

ohhh okay! now I get what your saying!

Answer 11

2

Answer 12

correct, so 2 is the GCF for the digits
now lets get the GCF for the variables, you have
c^3 , c^2 , c ( so for variable the GCF is always the one with the lower exponent)

so what would it be

Answer 13

2c

Answer 14

correct the GCF is 2c
do you need to factor completely or just find the GCF

Answer 15

just the GCF lol thank you , you help me out on how to work them out! lol unlike some of these other people lol I don't get what they were saying! but now I know , thank you very much((:

Answer 16

yw :)