SOLUTION: How to factor the following into real factors : 1) 16x^2-p^2+4x-p 2) x^4+16x^2y^2+256y^4

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Question 914969: How to factor the following into real factors :
1) 16x^2-p^2+4x-p
2) x^4+16x^2y^2+256y^4
Answer by KMST(5347) About Me  (Show Source):
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1) Realize that you have a difference of squares in 16x%5E2-p%5E2 ;
use the special product a%5E2-b%5E2=%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29 ,
and then take out the common factor %284x-p%29:
16x%5E2-p%5E2%2B4x-p=%284x-p%29%284x%2Bp%29%2B%284x-p%29=%284x-p%29%284x%2Bp%2B1%29

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