Question 5 • West - CCSD GSE College Readiness Mathematics B - ACTIVE
The existing terms, 36h³ and 12h⁶, have a greatest common factor of 12h³. To keep that GCF after adding a term, its coefficient must be divisible by 12 and its exponent of h must be at least 3. The term 48h⁵ meets both conditions, so the answer is 48h⁵.
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