SOLUTION: factor: 2x^5 + x^4 - 8x^3 - 4x^2
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Question 209557: factor: 2x^5 + x^4 - 8x^3 - 4x^2
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, nerdybill, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factor: 2x^5 + x^4 - 8x^3 - 4x^2
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x^2(2x^3 + x^2 - 8x - 4)
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I graphed the cubic and found a zero at x = 2
Then using synthetic division I got:
2)....2.....1.....-8.....-4
.......2.....5......2....|..0
Quotient: 2x^2+5x+2 = (2x+1)(x+2)
= x^2(2x+1)(x-2)(x+2)
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Stan H.
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Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factor:
2x^5 + x^4 - 8x^3 - 4x^2
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Begin by factoring out what is common among all terms:
x[2x^4 + x^3 - 8x^2 - 4x]
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Group terms:
x[(2x^4 + x^3) - (8x^2 + 4x)]
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Factor expressions inside parentheses:
x[x^3(2x + 1) - 4x(2x + 1)]
x[(2x + 1)(x^3- 4x)]
x(2x + 1)(x^3- 4x)
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
------ Factor out GCF,
------ Factor the inner polynomial
Therefore, we have:
Factor to get:
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