Algebra: A Combined Approach (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2+bx+c - Exercise Set - Page 436: 77

Answer

cannot be factored

Work Step by Step

$5x^2y^2+20xy+1$ Factors of 1: 1 and 1, -1 and -1 Factors of 5: 1 and 5, -1 and -5 Since there is no combination of factors that will provide a sum of 20, there is no factoring of this polynomial.
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