Question

Factor the expression completely.

Answer 1

Answer:

Factoring the expression $xy^4+x^4y^4$ completely we get $\mathbf{xy^4(x+1)(x^2-x+1)}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to factor the expression $xy^4+x^4y^4$ completely

We need to find common terms in the expression.

Looking at the expression, we get $xy^4$ is common in both terms, so we can write:

$xy^4+x^4y^4\\=xy^4(1+x^3)$

So, taking out the common expression we get: $xy^4(1+x^3)$

Now, we can factor the term (1+x^3) or we can write (x^3+1) by using formula:

$a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$

So, we get:

$xy^4(1+x^3)\\=xy^4(x^3+1)\\Applying\:the\:formula\;of\:a^3+b^3\\=xy^4(x+1)(x^2-x+1)$

Therefor factoring the expression $xy^4+x^4y^4$ completely we get $\mathbf{xy^4(x+1)(x^2-x+1)}$