Asked by bob

Find the greatest common factor of the terms of the polynomial.
36r^4–2r

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
First find the numeric GCF: gcd(36, 2) = 2.
Both terms contain at least one r, so include r.

Greatest common factor = 2r.

Factored form: 36r^4 – 2r = 2r(18r^3 – 1).