Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter P - Section P.5 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 69: 98

Answer

$(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}(x^{4}+8x^{2}+17)$

Work Step by Step

$\left[(x^{2}+4)^{7/2}=(x^{2}+4)^{2+3/2}=(x^{2}+4)^{2}(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}\right]$ $(x^{2}+4)^{\frac{3}{2}}+(x^{2}+4)^{\frac{7}{2}}=(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}+(x^{2}+4)^{2}(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}$ ... factor out $(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}$ $=(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}[1+(x^{2}+4)^{2}]$ ... apply $(A+B)^{2}=A^{2}+2AB+B^{2}$ $=(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}(1+x^{4}+8x^{2}+16)$ $=(x^{2}+4)^{3/2}(x^{4}+8x^{2}+17)$
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