Question

Factor out the GCF. 8x^5-2x^4+4x^2-4x

Answer 1

8x^5-2x^4+4x^2-4x

You can factor out 2x from each of the terms because they all have it in common:

2x(4x^4-x^3+2x-2)

You can check your answer by redistributing the GCF to see if you get the same as the start.