To factor the expression
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Identify the coefficients: The coefficients are 8 and 152. The GCF of 8 and 152 is 8.
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Identify the variable components:
- The first term has
and the second term has . - The common factors in terms of variables are
(since the first term has and the second term has ) and (both terms have ).
- The first term has
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Combine the GCF: The GCF of the entire expression is
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Now we can factor this out:
Thus, the expression in factored form is: