document.write( "Question 886055: factor the expression: x^3+4x^2+x+4 \n" ); document.write( "

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start with x^3 + 4x^2 + x + 4
\n" ); document.write( "separate into 2 separate sections as shown below:
\n" ); document.write( "(x^3 + 4x^2) + (x + 4)
\n" ); document.write( "factor out an x^2 from the first secction to get:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 * (x + 4) + (x + 4)
\n" ); document.write( "this is equivalent to:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 * (x + 4) + 1 * (x + 4)
\n" ); document.write( "factor out the common factor of (x + 4) to get:
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2 + 1) * (x + 4)
\n" ); document.write( "those are your factors.
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