Identify GCF: Identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms in the expression. −18x5y4z4 and −13x2y2z5 share a common factor of x2y2z4.
Factor out GCF: Factor out the GCF from each term in the expression. GCF×(GCFTerm1+GCFTerm2)=x2y2z4×(x2y2z4−18x5y4z4−x2y2z413x2y2z5)
Simplify expression: Simplify the expression inside the parentheses.−18x5y4z4/x2y2z4=−18x3y2−13x2y2z5/x2y2z4=−13zSo, the factored expression is x2y2z4∗(−18x3y2−13z)
Combine terms: Combine the GCF and the simplified terms to write the final factored expression.The completely factored form is −x2y2z4(18x3y2+13z).
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