Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 362: 99

Answer

$-x^3y^2(4x-3y)(x-y)$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=-4x^5y^2+7x^4y^3-3x^3y^4$ Factor out common term $-x^3y^2$. $=-x^3y^2(4x^2-7xy+3y^2)$ Rewrite term $7xy$ as $4xy+3xy$. $=-x^3y^2(4x^2-4xy-3xy+3y^2)$ Group terms. $=-x^3y^2[(4x^2-4xy)+(-3xy+3y^2)]$ Factor from each group. $=-x^3y^2[4x(x-y)-3y(x-y)]$ Factor out $(x-y)$. $=-x^3y^2(x-y)(4x-3y)$. Rearrange. $=-x^3y^2(4x-3y)(x-y)$.
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