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Find the greatest common factor of the terms of the polynomial.3q^4–21q^2
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First, the numeric GCF of 3 and 21 is 3. For the variable, the smallest power common to q^4 and q^2 is q^2. So the greatest common factor is 3q^2.
Factoring out 3q^2: 3q^4 − 21q^2 = 3q^2(q^2 − 7).
Factoring out 3q^2: 3q^4 − 21q^2 = 3q^2(q^2 − 7).
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