Factor the expression using the greatest common factor.
−36bc7+27b6c7+36bc2
Responses
−9(4bc7−3b6c7−4bc2)Pick the answer below.
−9bc2(4c5−3b5c5−4)Pick the answer below.
−9(36bc7−27b6c7−36bc2)Pick the answer below.
−9bc2(36bc7−27b6c7−36bc2)Pick the answer below.
The greatest common factor of -36bc^7, 27b^6c^7, and 36bc^2 is 9bc^2.
Factoring out 9bc^2 from each term, we have:
-36bc^7 + 27b^6c^7 + 36bc^2 = 9bc^2(-4c^5 + 3b^5c^5 - 4)