Question

Can someone help?

Answer 1

Factor the gcf: -12x^3y^5-9x^2y^2 +12xy^3

Answer 2

Is it 3xy^2(-4x^2y^3 -3x + 4)

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

hmmm actually

Answer 5

\(-12x^3y^5-9x^2y^2 +12xy^3\implies
\begin{cases}
-12x^3y^5\implies &-2\cdot 2\cdot {\color{brown}{ 3}}\cdot x{\color{brown}{ x}} x\cdot y{\color{brown}{ yy}} yy\\
-9x^2y^2\implies& -3\cdot {\color{brown}{ 3}}\cdot {\color{brown}{ x}} x\cdot {\color{brown}{ yy}}\\
12xy^3\implies &{\color{brown}{ 3}}\cdot 2\cdot 2\cdot {\color{brown}{ x}}\cdot {\color{brown}{ yy}} y
\end{cases}\)

rather
so... which one you think it is anyway?

Answer 6

3xy^2 is the gcf, but the rest of the answer I put out completes it, at least that's how I understand it.