Question

Find the greatest common factor: 24y^8 + 6y^6

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

what is the GCF of 24 and 6?

Answer 3

6? @jim_thompson5910

Answer 4

correct

Answer 5

what is the gcf of y^8 and y^6 ?

Answer 6

hmm i am not sure... @jim_thompson5910

Answer 7

well let's think smaller for a sec

Answer 8

the GCF of y^2 and y^3 is y^2

why? because both y^2 are found in each and this is the largest we can go

y^2 = 1*y^2
y^3 = y*y^2

make sense?

Answer 9

yes, i think so @jim_thompson5910

Answer 10

so because

y^6 = 1*y^6
y^8 = y^2*y^6

what can we say about the GCF between y^8 and y^6

Answer 11

i see

Answer 12

what is the gcf of y^8 and y^6 ?