Question

Find the HCF of x³y² and x^2​

Answer 1

Answer:

$x^2$

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello!

The HCF or the highest common factor (sometimes also known as the greatest common factor, GCF), is the greatest factor between terms.

First, let's expand both terms:

• $x^3y^2 = x*x*x*y*y$
• $x^2 = x*x$

If we keep them on top of another, we can see that the overlapping variables are $x*x$, meaning that the greatest common factor between them is $x^2$.