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Raider:

how would i go about figuring this out, its GCF factoring(18x^{5}+9x^{3}-3x\)

Raider:

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DemonKinge:

First, identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms in the polynomial \(18x^{5}+9x^{3}-3x\). The coefficients are 18, 9, and -3. The GCF of these numbers is 3.The variables are \(x^{5}\), \(x^{3}\), and \(x\). The GCF of these variables is \(x\).Therefore, the greatest common factor for the entire expression is \(3x\). Step 2: Factor out the GCF Divide each term in the polynomial by the GCF, \(3x\): \(\frac{18x^{5}}{3x}=6x^{4}\)\(\frac{9x^{3}}{3x}=3x^{2}\)\(\frac{-3x}{3x}=-1\)Answer: The factored form of the expression is:\(3x(6x^{4}+3x^{2}-1)\) 

Raider:

thank you so much

DemonKinge:

no problem

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