document.write( "Question 1016913: Please help me know what the completely factored form of: k^4-4k^2+8K^3-32k+12k^2-48 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Please help me know what the completely factored form of:
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document.write( "\"k%5E4+-+4k%5E2+%2B+8K%5E3+-+32k+%2B+12k%5E2+-+48\" =                 <---  make grouping\r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%28k%5E4+-+4k%5E2%29\" + \"%288K%5E3+-+32k%29\" + \"%2812k%5E2+-+48%29\" =    <--- take the common factors out of parentheses\r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"k%5E2%2A%28k%5E2+-+4%29\" + \"8k%2A%28k%5E2+-+4%29\" + \"12%2A%28k%5E2+-+4%29\" =\r\n" );
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document.write( "= \"%28k%5E2+%2B+8k+%2B+12%29%2A%28k%5E2-4%29\".\r\n" );
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