How do you factor 16x2−x2y4?
1 Answer
May 12, 2016
Explanation:
First, notice that both terms have a common factor of
16x2−x2y4=x2(16−y4)
Focusing on just the
16=42 y4=(y2)2
This will be useful since
x2(16−y4)=x2(42−(y2)2)=x2(4+y2)(4−y2)
Note that
x2(4+y2)(4−y2)=x2(4+y2)(22−y2)=x2(4+y2)(2+y)(2−y)