Pulling Out a GCF

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Jason
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:!: The GCF of variables is simply the lowest numbered exponent of each variable.
\(ex.\,\,Pull\\,out\,\,the\,\,GCF.\)

\(50x^{5}y^{4} + 45x^{4}y^{3} \)

\(50: 50 \div 1 = 50 \,\, 50 \div 2 = 25 \,\, 50 \div 5 = 10 \,\, 50 \div 10 = \underline{5} \)

\(45: 45 \div 1 = 45 \,\, 45 \div 3 = 15 \,\, 45 \div 5 = 9 \,\, 45 \div 9 = \underline{5}\)

\(GCF = 5x^{4}y^{3}\)

\(\dfrac{50x^{5}y^{4}}{5x^{4}y^{3}} + \dfrac{45x^{4}y^{3}}{5x^{4}y^{3}} = 10xy + 9\)

\(so\)

\(5x^{4}y^{3}(10xy + 9)\)
 

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