What is the greatest common factor of 52x^5 and 12x^4?

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anonymous · Answer

52x^5=2^2*13*x^5 

 12x^4=2^2*3*x^4 

 GCF=2^2*x^4=4x^4

anonymous · Answer

These are the answers that I have to choose from
4x^4



4x^5



6x^4

whpalmer4 · Answer

Seen graphically:

$52x^5 = $  2*2*   13*x*x*x*x*x
$12x^4 = $  2*2*7*     x*x*x*x

Collecting the things that appear in both rows:
                       2*2*       x*x*x*x =

whpalmer4 · Answer

@#$#@% it messed up my alignment

$$2*2*x*x*x*x=$$

anonymous · Answer

Thank you this helps!!

triciaal · Answer

typo   the 12x^4 = 2* 2* 3 not 2* 2* 7

whpalmer4 · Answer

oh, yeah, how did I do that?  Thanks for pointing it out!  Fortunately, that wasn't a common factor :-)

anonymous · Answer

lolol @whpalmer4

anonymous · Answer

>.> Stop copying from the internet @LegoMyEgo

whpalmer4 · Answer

I'd rather be good than lucky, but I'll settle for lucky :-)

anonymous · Answer

Its called using your brain :)

anonymous · Answer

I saw the exact same answer on yahoo answers which I assume you just copy and pasted

anonymous · Answer

I am blocking you because I don't like haters.

anonymous · Answer

When you answered my question, I googled it and could also find the answer on the internet