Factor out the GCF from the polynomial.
-$8 m ^ { 9 } - 18 m ^ { 5 } + 10 m ^ { 2 }$
A) $2 \left( 4 m ^ { 9 } - 9 m ^ { 5 } + 5 m ^ { 2 } \right)$
B) $- 2 m ^ { 2 } \left( 4 m ^ { 7 } + 9 m ^ { 3 } - 5 \right)$
C) $m ^ { 2 } \left( 8 m ^ { 7 } - 18 m ^ { 3 } + 10 \right)$
D) $2 m ^ { 2 } \left( 4 m ^ { 7 } - 9 m ^ { 3 } + 5 \right)$

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The greatest common factor (GCF) of the coefficients 8, 18, and 10 is 2, and the smallest power of $m$ that is a factor of all terms is $m^2$. Factoring these out gives $2m^2(4m^7 - 9m^3 + 5)$.

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