SOLUTION: Factor the expression, if possible:
81 a 4 b - b 5
Please enter "prime ", if the expression cannot be factored.
th 4 next to the "a" is to the power of 4, and so is the 5 ne
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Question 103761This question is from textbook beginning and intermediate algebra
: Factor the expression, if possible:
81 a 4 b - b 5
Please enter "prime ", if the expression cannot be factored.
th 4 next to the "a" is to the power of 4, and so is the 5 next to the "b" its to the power of 5
This question is from textbook beginning and intermediate algebra
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^4b-b^5
=b(a^4-b^4)
=b(a^2+b^2)(a^2-b^2)
=b(a^2+b^2)(a+b)(a-b)
Ed
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