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OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

I need help again Find the greatest common factor: 12xy^5+ 60x^4y^2 – 24x^3y^3 A. 3x^4y^5 B. 6xy^5 C. 6xy^2 D. 12xy^2

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

@mathstudent55

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

i think it might be c but idk

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

it could also be a??

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

12xy^5+ 60x^4y^2 – 24x^3y^3 so its =12xy^2(y^3+5x^3-2x^2y) so what do u think ?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

uuuu h h h i'm a bit frazzled i have no idea i feel silly

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

u dnt know how to take a common factor of function ?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

no i do know basically but. i've never done it with three only two

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

well lets do it for 2 Find the greatest common factor: 12xy^5+ 60x^4y^2

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

ok lets see

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

12xy^2?

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

yes ^^

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

nw Find the greatest common factor: 12xy^2 – 24x^3y^3

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

I don't know :(

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

i got the same answer again

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

its easy , will you try ?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

i got 12xy^2 again but i'm not sure!!! is that right?

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

yeah ur correct !!!

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

OH

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

yay! thank you!!!!

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

np :D now one this :- its the same to common factor of 12xy^5+ 60x^4y^2 – 24x^3y^3

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

uhhhh

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

I NEED HELP AGAIN

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

i just need to make sure whther i got this right or not

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

Find the greatest common factor: 9a^3bc^2 + 12ac^4 + 15a^2b^3c A. 3ac B. 9a^2b^2c^2 C. 3abc D. 15a^3b^3c^4

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

okay i have no idea actually

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

well try the same thing as before Find the greatest common factor: 9a^3bc^2 + 12ac^4

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

yeah, i started with that. 3abc^2

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

3abc^2. thats what i got, but they don't give me any of those answers. :(

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

incorrect , see u have 3abc^2 but in this term 12ac^4 there is no b so we cant add be into the factor nw Find the greatest common factor:3ac^2+ 15a^2b^3c

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

uhh okay lets see. 3ac^2? i'm sorry i don't think that's right

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

why ?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

because that's not any of the choices :(

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

thats where i got stuck

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

so now i'm clueless

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

but its not the final answer :D

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

but that was my final answer! i just don't know!!! :(((

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

mmm ok greatest common factor: 9a^3bc^2 + 12ac^4 is 3ac^2 right ?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

yeah

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

but what abouit b?

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

b is not in 12ac^4 ok?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

ok

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

nw Find the greatest common factor:3ac^2+ 15a^2b^3c for the finall answer

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

yeah i told you that already, and i know i've got a wrong answer because it's still 3ac^2! :( i don't know what i did wrong

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

its not c^2 check the second term there is only c

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

3ab^2c^3??? but i have no idea how it could come out to any of the answers they give me

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

check this term it only have C not c^2 ,15a^2b^3c !! so answer should be 3ac not 3ac^2

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

so which answer is it? a b c or d?

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

A. 3ac B. 9a^2b^2c^2 C. 3abc D. 15a^3b^3c^4

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

OHH

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

but you just told me a??

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

-_- A

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

i, sorry im dumb

OpenStudy (ikram002p):

ik lol it was a typosorry

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

okay ill go see whether or not it was right

OpenStudy (brynnbrynn):

it was!!! thank you!!!!

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