SOLUTION: Factor the expression, if possible. 36 a4 + 169b4 Please enter "prime ", if the expression cannot be factored. The number 4 next to the "a" is suppose to be to the power

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: Factor the expression, if possible.
36 a4 + 169b4
Please enter "prime ", if the expression cannot be factored.
The number 4 next to the "a" is suppose to be to the power 4 and so does the 4 next the variable "b"
This question is from textbook beginning and intermediate algebra

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor:
This is "prime" although, if you have covered imaginary numbers yet, you could factor this as follows:
where:
If the problem had been:
then it would be factorable.

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