SOLUTION: Please help with factoring the polynomial 405x^8+90x^7y+5x^6y^2

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Question 61964: Please help with factoring the polynomial 405x^8+90x^7y+5x^6y^2
Answer by chitra(359) About Me  (Show Source):
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The given expression is:

405x8 + 90x7y + 5x6y2

Taking 5x6 as a common factor throughout the above expression, we get:

5x6(81x2 + 18xy + y2)

The above step can be kept as it is or further simplified as:

5x6[81x2 + y(18x + y)]