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How do you factor the monomial #-17x^3y^2z# completely?

Answer 1

Isaiah Anthony

#-17x^3y^2z = -17 xx x xx x xx x xx yxx yxxz#

You will not usually have to find factors of a monomial because it is already one term.

All you can do is to write it as the product of its prime factors:

#-17x^3y^2z = -17 xx x xx x xx x xx yxx yxxz#

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Answer 2

Jameson Allen

To factor the monomial (-17x^3y^2z) completely, identify the prime factors of each term. The prime factors are (-1), (17), (x), (x), (x), (y), (y), and (z). Therefore, the fully factored form is (-1 \times 17 \times x \times x \times x \times y \times y \times z = -17x^3y^2z).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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