Question

How do you simplify `(16a^5+4a^4+4a^3)/2`?

Answer 1

`(16a^5+4a^4+4a^3)/2`
`color(white)("XXXXXXXXX")=8a^5+2a^4+2a^3`
or (factoring)
`color(white)("XXXXXXXXX")=2a^3(4a^2+a+1)`