For this case we have the following polynomial:
[tex]-24a ^ 6b ^ 4-40a ^ 3[/tex]
We must find the greatest common factor of the terms of the polynomial.
The GCF of the coefficients is given by:
[tex]24 = 3 * 8\\40 = 5 * 8[/tex]
Then we look for the GFC of the variables:
We have then:
[tex]a ^ 6 = a ^ 3a ^ 3\\a ^ 3 = a ^ 3[/tex]
Finally rewriting we have:
[tex]-24a ^ 6b ^ 4-40a ^ 3 = -8a ^ 3 (3a ^ 3b ^ 4 + 5)[/tex]
Answer:
the complete factored form of the polynomial is:
[tex]-8a ^ 3 (3a ^ 3b ^ 4 + 5)[/tex]
