factor out the greatest common factor....

Question

simplify the factors if possible

 

3(a+d)^3-15(a+d)^2-6(a+d)^4

Answer 1

3(a+d)²[(a+d)-5-6(a+d)²] =

3(a+d)²[a+d-5-6(a²+2ad+d²)]=

3(a+d)²(a+d-5-6a²-6ad-6d²)

 

So, the GCF is 3(a+d)²

 

I'm not sure how much you want it simplified. You could expand (a+d)²