Question 7 • Common Core Algebra I B-IC
The greatest common factor of 32a³ and 12a² is 4a². Factoring it out gives 32a³ + 12a² = 4a²(8a + 3). The expression inside the parentheses has no further common factor, so the fully factored form is choice A, 4a²(8a + 3).
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