Question

help, again

Answer 1

That just means to find what you can divide both of them by and leave a non-fraction in the answer:

Both can be divided by a
Both can be divided by b^2

So, it is ab^2

Answer 2

Since both can be divided by a and both can be divided by b^2, it is just the product of those two terms:

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The answer is the drawing I gave you above.

One way to look at is is since both terms have at least one a, and both terms have at least one b^2 (b-squared), that is the lowest common multiple of them.

Answer 5

Or, another way to look at it is: the first term is a*a*b*b (the * represents 'times')
the second term is 2*a*b*b*b

If you look, what to both sides have?

Well, they both have at least one 'a'
They both have at least two 'b'

There is nothing else in common.

Therefore you multiply out your common variables. One 'a' and two 'b's

So, a*b*b =