SOLUTION: in the problem 3m^5-3m why is the answer 3m(m^2+1)(m+1)(m-1) instead of 3m(m+1)(m+1)(m+1)(m-1) ? I can not find any reason to have descending powers in factoring the difference of
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-> SOLUTION: in the problem 3m^5-3m why is the answer 3m(m^2+1)(m+1)(m-1) instead of 3m(m+1)(m+1)(m+1)(m-1) ? I can not find any reason to have descending powers in factoring the difference of
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Question 567207: in the problem 3m^5-3m why is the answer 3m(m^2+1)(m+1)(m-1) instead of 3m(m+1)(m+1)(m+1)(m-1) ? I can not find any reason to have descending powers in factoring the difference of two squares?? Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source):