College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter R - Section R.5 - Factoring Polynomials - R.5 Exercises - Page 58: 137

Answer

$x^{2}+4$ is prime. Check proof below.

Work Step by Step

Recall that quadratic functions come in the form $ax^{2}+bx+c$ Notice that $x^{2}+4$ is the same as $x^{2}+0x+4$ First we list the pairs of integers that multiply to 4, along with their sum: 1 and 4 -> 5 -1 and -4 -> -5 2 and 2 -> 4 -2 and -2 -> -4 None of these sums are equal to 0, therefore $x^{2}+4$ is prime
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