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Write in factored form by factoring out the greatest common factor (or a negative common factor if the coefficient of the term of greatest degree is negative).
d Superscript 4 Baseline minus d cubed
d Superscript 4 Baseline minus d cubed
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GPT-4o mini
To factor the expression \( d^4 - d^3 \), we first identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the two terms.
The terms \( d^4 \) and \( d^3 \) both have a common factor of \( d^3 \). We can factor \( d^3 \) out from both terms:
\[
d^4 - d^3 = d^3(d - 1)
\]
Thus, the factored form of the expression is:
\[
d^3(d - 1)
\]
The terms \( d^4 \) and \( d^3 \) both have a common factor of \( d^3 \). We can factor \( d^3 \) out from both terms:
\[
d^4 - d^3 = d^3(d - 1)
\]
Thus, the factored form of the expression is:
\[
d^3(d - 1)
\]