document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150646>Question 150646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you completly factor p^4 - 1, what is the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E4+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E4+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%5E2%29%5E2+-+%281%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p%5E2%29%5E2+-+%281%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%5E2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p%5E2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p%5E2-1%29%28p%5E2%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p%5E2-1%29%28p%5E2%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor by use of the difference of squares.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p-1%29%28p%2B1%29%28p%5E2%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p-1%29%28p%2B1%29%28p%5E2%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E2-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E2-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by use of the difference of squares.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%5E4+-+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%5E4+-+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > completely factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28p-1%29%28p%2B1%29%28p%5E2%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28p-1%29%28p%2B1%29%28p%5E2%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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