Problem

Find the GCF (greatest common factor) of the following terms.
\[
\left\{11 x^{2} y, 55 x^{2} y\right\}
\]

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Final Answer: The GCF of \(11x^2y\) and \(55x^2y\) is \(\boxed{11x^2y}\).

Steps

Step 1 :Find the GCF (greatest common factor) of the following terms: \(\left\{11 x^{2} y, 55 x^{2} y\right\}\).

Step 2 :The GCF of two terms is the largest term that divides both terms exactly. In this case, we need to find the GCF of \(11x^2y\) and \(55x^2y\).

Step 3 :We can see that \(11x^2y\) is a factor of \(55x^2y\), so the GCF should be \(11x^2y\).

Step 4 :The GCF of the coefficients is 11, and the powers of x and y in the GCF are 2 and 1 respectively.

Step 5 :Therefore, the GCF of the two terms is \(11x^2y\).

Step 6 :Final Answer: The GCF of \(11x^2y\) and \(55x^2y\) is \(\boxed{11x^2y}\).

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