How would you rewrite the expression 30a3+40a5 by factoring out the GCF?

Answer 1

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 30a^3 and 40a^5 is 10a^3.

Factoring out the GCF, the expression 30a^3 + 40a^5 can be rewritten as:

10a^3(3 + 4a^2)