document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=421467>Question 421467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor completely<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x^4-64x^3+24x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #294331 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=294331\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> expression is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x^4-64x^3+24x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out an 8 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * (x^4 - 8x^3 + 3x^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factor out an x^2 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * x^2 * (x^2 - 8x + 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i don't believe this can be factored any more without resorting to the quadratic formula for deriving the roots of a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i doubt they want you to go that far, but if they did, your answer would then be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * x^2 * (x - 7.605551275) * (x - .394448725)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i would go with a solution of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 * x^2 * (x^2 - 8x + 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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