Answer:
w·x^3·y^4(w^5 - x·y²)
Step-by-step explanation:
w^6 x^3 y^4 - wx^4 y^6 has two terms. Our first task is to determine whether they have any factors in common, and, if so, to find those factors.
Looking at w^6 x^3 y^4 - wx^4 y^6, we see that both terms have the factor x, so factor out x:
w(w^5 x^3 y^4 - x^4 y^6)
Further, both terms inside the parentheses have common factor x^3:
wx^3(w^5 y^4 - x y^6), and
both terms inside parentheses have the factor y^4 in common:
w·x^3·y^4(w^5 - x·y²)
This result is the desired factored form of the given polynomial.
