Question

Identify the GCF of the polynomial 6xy - 30x2y4.


6xy


6


6xy - 30x2y4.


5xy

Answer 1

I got A

Answer 2

Start with the coefficient. Then move to the x term. Then the y term.
Why do you say A?

Answer 3

I'm not good at gcf.....

Answer 4

It's simple. c:
You just need to find what both of the term share.
Let's start with the coefficients: 6 and 30
6 can be broken down into 1*6 or 2*3, those are factors of 6.
30 can be broken down into a few things, but 5*6 is the important one,

We can factor out a 6 out of 30 --> 30 = 6(5)

Therefore, the greatest common factor between 6 and 30 is 6. It's the biggest number that can be shared between them.

Answer 5

So, we can rewrite the expression by factoring out the 6.
6xy - 30x^2y^4
= 6(xy - 5x^2y^4)

Answer 6

so it's C?

Answer 7

:3 Next is the x factor.
Look at the factored form: 6(xy - 5x^2y^4)
How many x's can be shared between the two terms in the parentheses.

And nooooo. ;-;

Answer 8

:( ...

Answer 9

So, if you look at this drawing, the first term has one x. The second term has 2 x's.
The greatest common factor would always be the least amount of variables. The first term only has 1 x it can share. So, we can factor out the x.

6x(y - 5xy^4)