Q. Factor out the greatest common factor. If the greatest common factor is 1, just retype the polynomial.10c2+4c
Find GCF of Terms: We need to find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms 10c2 and 4c. To do this, we will list the factors of the coefficients and the powers of c.Factors of 10: 1, 2, 5, 10Factors of 4: 1, 2, 4Common factors of the coefficients: 2Powers of c in 10c2: 4c5Powers of c in 4c: cThe common power of c is the lowest power, which is c.The GCF of 10c2 and 4c is therefore c3.
Divide by GCF: Now we will divide each term by the GCF to factor it out.For 10c2, we have:10c2÷2c=5cFor 4c, we have:4c÷2c=2
Write as Product: We can now write the original polynomial as the product of the GCF and the factored terms: 10c2+4c=2c(5c+2)