SOLUTION: Please help me??? Factor completely . if the polynomial is prime, state this. p^4-12p^3+35p^2

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Question 242601: Please help me???
Factor completely . if the polynomial is prime, state this.
p^4-12p^3+35p^2
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
First off let's pull p^2 from each to show it like this:
p^2(p^2-12p+35) Now we can factor this to be:
p^2(p-7)(p-5) There we go. It's not prime because it could be factored.
RJ Toftness
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