document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55046>Question 55046</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Help please I need to know how to factor this problem x^5-4x^3-8x^2+32 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^5-4x^3-8x^2+32=x^3(x^2-4)-8(x^2-4)=(x^3-8)(x^2-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(x-2)(x^2+2x+4)(x-2)(x+2)    [ since a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                     (a^2-b^2)=(a+b)(a-b)] <BR>\n" );
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