Question

Given the expression: 5x^10-80x^2 Part A: Rewrite the expression by factoring out the greatest common factor

Answer 1

Answer:

A) 5x²(x^(8) - 16)

B) 5x²[(x⁴ + √16) • (x² + ∜16) • (x + (8√16) • (x - (8√16))]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the expression;

5x^(10) - 80x²

A) Since the expression is, 5x^(10) - 80x², the greatest common factor is 5x². So we will factorize that out.

So, we have;

5x²(x^(8) - 16)

B) The complete factorization of 5x²(x^(8) - 16) will be;

5x²[(x⁴ + √16) • (x⁴ - √16)]

Now, (x⁴ - √16)] can be broken than further into;

(x² + ∜16) • (x² - ∜16)

Also, (x² - ∜16) can be broken down into;

[(x + (8√16) • (x - (8√16))

So, our complete factorization gives us;

5x²[(x⁴ + √16) • (x² + ∜16) • (x + (8√16) • (x - (8√16))]