Question

Factoring. Again.

Answer 1

\[5y^2z-42x^4y^5\]

Answer 2

@florisalreadytaken

Answer 3

i'm not sure...if i pinged this person right...lmao

Answer 4

Idek if i pinged you right or not.

Answer 5

I can't find a gcf.

Answer 6

no, it's fine

you see the two terms only have got \(y ^2\) in common

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

right, and you remember that \( a^{b+c}=a^{b} \times a^{c} \)

applying the rule we get \( y^5=y^2 \times y^3 \) for the second term

you can finish it

Answer 9

hmm let me see here. we would take out 2. then in the parenthesis, uh...

Answer 10

I'm confused sorry.

Answer 11

What do we do with the numbers....

Answer 12

do we just bring them down?

Answer 13

well, there's no GFC between 5 and 42 other than one as far as I am concerned, but if you came up with any theory, i wouldn't mind knowing!

Answer 14

I have no idea...tbh.

Answer 15

knowing that only \(y^2\) is common we could just simplify it:

\( 5y^2z-42x^4y^5 \ \ = \ \ 5y^2z-42x^4y^2y^3 ​\) and here we can simplify the \(y^2\)

\(\boxed{y^2\left(5z-42x^4y^3\right)}\)