How do you factor $x^4 + 10x^2 + 16$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-11T10:22:49

$x^4+10x^2+16=(x^2+2)(x^2+8)$

The given expression is

$x^4+10x^2+16$

The factors of 16 are 2 and 8 which when added results to 10.

$x^4+10x^2+16=(x^2+2)(x^2+8)$

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