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To find: the Greatest common factor GCF of monomials
Answer to Problem 48WE
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The monomials:
Calculation:
First consider the numerical coefficients of
The GCF of these numbers is the product of each smallest power of the common prime factors.
So, GCF of 36 and 24
Determine the smallest power of each variable which are the factors of both monomials.
The smallest power of x is
The smallest power of y is
The smallest power of z is
The GCF of
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