The greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator of the rational expression is x - 4
The fraction expression is given as:
[tex]\frac{5x-20}{x^2-2x-8}[/tex]
Factorize the numerator and the denominator
[tex]\frac{5x-20}{x^2-2x-8} = \frac{5(x-4)}{(x- 4)(x + 2)}[/tex]
Cancel out the common factor
[tex]\frac{5x-20}{x^2-2x-8} = \frac{5}{(x + 2)}[/tex]
The common factor that was canceled out is x - 4
Hence, the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator of the rational expression is x - 4
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