Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping - Exercise Set - Page 294: 5

Answer

$3x^2y$

Work Step by Step

\begin{align*} \text{The $GCF$ of $ 6, 9, \text{ and } 12 \text{ is } 3 $} .\\\\ \text{The $GCF$ of $ x^3, x^2, \text{ and } x^2 \text{ is } x^2 $} .\\\\ \text{The $GCF$ of $ y, y^2, \text{ and } y \text{ is } y $} .\end{align*} Hence, the $GCF$ of the given expressions is $3x^2y$.
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