What is the completely factored form of p4 – 16? (p – 2)(p – 2)(p 2)(p 2) (p – 2)(p – 2)(p – 2)(p – 2) (p minus 2) (p 2) (p squa

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red 2 p 4) (p minus 2) (p 2) (p squared 4)

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n200080 [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-22T17:27:24+03:00

The completely factored form of the provided polynomial is (p -2) (p+ 2) (p² +4). The option 4 is the correct option.

<h3>What is polynomial?</h3>

Polynomial equations is the expression in which the highest power of the unknown variable is n (n is a real number).

The polynomial equation given in the problem is,

$p^4 - 16$

Let the factor form of the polynomial is f(p). Thus,

$f(p)=p^4 - 16\\f(p)=p^4 - 2^4\\f(p)=(p^2)^2- (2^2)^2$

Using the formula of difference of squares, we get,

$f(p)=(p^2-4)(p^2+4)\\f(p)=(p^2-2^2)(p^2+4)\\f(p)=(p-2)(p+2)(p^2+4)$

Thus, the completely factored form of the provided polynomial is (p -2) (p+ 2) (p² +4). The option 4 is the correct option.

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