SOLUTION: Can you factor x^2 - 2

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Question 227717: Can you factor x^2 - 2
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can you factor x^2 - 2
Not factorable in the Real Number Systerm.
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Factorable as (x-isqrt(2))(x+isqrt(2)) in
the Complex Number System.
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Cheers,
Stan H.