SOLUTION: Please help me factor this polynomial completely: 16x^2+y^2

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Question 407175: Please help me factor this polynomial completely:
16x^2+y^2
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the coefficients are coming from the domain of rational numbers, then the expression cannot be factored (Irreducible quadratic). If the coefficients are from the domain of complex numbers, then the expression factors as (4x + iy)(4x - iy).