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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP PLEASE i need help on common factors of the terms Please help 12x^3,18x^2 and 9x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@nincompoop @Peaches15 @Shalante

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which one do you think it is for all of them?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

common factor cannot be multiplied by 1 to get the results.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There is only one answer to this right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so maybe 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes 3 is the common factor too all of them. What else do they all have besides the 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

umm maybe 2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, 9 cannot go into 2. Since 3 is the greatest common factor, what else do you see that they all have?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hint: it is not a number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes so its 3x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it cannot be 3x^2 because 9x has only one x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok i see

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Glad you know it now!

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