Factor completely 4x5 − 20x4 − 36x3. (1 point)
Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given the equation;
4x^5 - 20x^4 -36x^3
Factor the equation completely.
Solution:
In order to factor the equation complelety, we simply needed to take the greatest common factor. As we all know 4 is a factor of 20 and 36, hence we can factor out 4 from the equation. For the case of the term x, we simply must factor out the term with lowest degree, in our case, we have x^3.
Greatest Common Factor = 4x^3
= 4x^3 ( x^2 - 5x - 9 )
Final answer:
= 4x^3 ( x^2 - 5x - 9 )