document.write( "Question 209407: how is this problem factored?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " a^4-3a^3+40a^2 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #158346 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Factor:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E4-3a%5E3%2B40a%5E2\"$ Notice that each term contains a factor of $\"a%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28a%5E2%29%2A%28a%5E2%29-3%2Aa%2A%28a%5E2%29%2B40%2A%28a%5E2%29\"$ Factor out the $\"a%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28a%5E2%28a%5E2-3a%2B40%29%29\"$ ...and that's as far as we can go for factoring. \n" ); document.write( "

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