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What is the definition of the greatest common factor?
Let f (x) and G (x) be two polynomials, if R (x) satisfies: R (x) is the common factor of F (x) and G (x);
Any common factor of F (x) and G (x) is the factor of R (x). Then R (x) is said to be the greatest common factor of F (x) and G (x)
Determine the common factors of the following Polynomials: (1) 2x2 + 6x3; (2) 5 (a-b) 3 + 10 (a-b)
2x^2 + 6x^3
=2x^2(1+3x)
5(a-b)^3 + 10(a-b)
=5(a-b)^2(a-b + 2)