The only common factor of 10a and 5b is a 5. So the factored form will be something like:
5(2a _ b)
assuming the _ is filled in with the proper operation (+ - * / etc.).
If the original expression is 10a + 5b, the answer would be 5(2a + b).
What is the highest common factor of the following numbers:
5b and 10a
10d and 5c
4xy and 12xy
10a - 5b = 25 So 5b = 10a - 25 and hence b = 2a - 5
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 15ab and 5b2 is 5b.
100a2 - 49b2 is the difference of two perfect squares. Therefore, it is equal to the sum times the difference of the roots: (10a + 7b)(10a - 7b)
The GCF is 5b.
15a - 25b + 20 = 5 (3a - 5b + 4)
10a - 5b = 25 So 5b = 10a - 25 and hence b = 2a - 5
The expression is simplified to: 12f-(10a+5b)
Factor completely and check mentally 10a^2+20a
7a plus 2b plus 3a plus 5b is equal to 10a plus 7b.
10a + 5b
(5b - 4)(5b + 4)
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 15ab and 5b2 is 5b.
The GCF of 15ab and 5b squared is 5b.
There is a formula for the "difference of squares." In this case, the answer is (5b - 14c)(5b + 14c)
You can't just solve one side of the equation. You always have to have both sides of the equal sign in order to manipulate the terms. If you have an equation like 10a + 5b=0, you can now solve for one of the terms (a or b), for example, b=10a/5 and a=-5b/10. Once you have solved for one term, you can plug it back into the equation and solve for real values. In this particular equation, a=-1/2b so by putting any value in for b (say 2), you get a definite value for a (-1) but there are an infinite number of such values.
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