document.write( "Question 1208797: factorise x^4 + 4^2023 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "   \"x%5E4+%2B+4%5E2023\" = \"x%5E4+%2B+4%5E3%2A4%5E2020\" = \"x%5E4+%2B+64%2A4%5E2020\" = \"x%5E4+%2B+8%5E2%2A%284%5E1010%29%5E2\" = \"x%5E4+%2B+%288%2A4%5E1010%29%5E2\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It has the form \"x%5E4+%2B+a%5E2\",  where  a = \"8%2A4%5E1010\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we will factor  the binomial  \"x%5E4+%2B+a%5E2\"  by some tricky way\r\n" );
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document.write( "      \"x%5E4+%2B+a%5E2\" = \"%28x%5E4+%2B+2a%2Ax%5E2+%2B+a%5E2%29+-+2a%2Ax%5E2\" = \"%28x%5E2+%2B+a%29%5E2\" - \"%28sqrt%282a%29%2Ax%29%5E2\" = \r\n" );
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document.write( "    = factorize as the difference of squares = \"%28x%5E2+%2B+a+%2B+sqrt%282a%29x%29%2A%28x%5E2+%2B+a+-+sqrt%282a%29x%29\" = \"%28x%5E2+%2B+sqrt%282a%29x+%2B+a%29%2A%28x%5E2+-+sqrt%282a%29x+%2B+a%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute  a = \"8%2A4%5E1010\"  into this formula.  Notice that  \"sqrt%282a%29\" = \"sqrt%282%2A8%2A4%5E1010%29\" = \"sqrt%2816%2A4%5E1010%29\" = \"4%2A4%5E505\" = \"4%5E506\".  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"x%5E4+%2B+4%5E2023\" = \"%28x%5E2+%2B+4%5E506%2Ax+%2B+8%2A4%5E1010%29%2A%28x%5E2+-+4%5E506%2Ax+%2B+8%2A4%5E1010%29\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "or, which is the same,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"x%5E4+%2B+4%5E2023\" = \"%28x%5E2+%2B+4%5E506%2Ax+%2B+2%2A4%5E1011%29%2A%28x%5E2+-+4%5E506%2Ax+%2B+2%2A4%5E1011%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the desired factorization.\r\n" );
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