Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
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Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Factoring Trinomials - Exercise Set - Page 363: 135

Answer

$b^2(b^n-2)(b^{n}+5)$.

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $=b^{2n+2}+3b^{n+2}-10b^2$ $=b^{2n}b^2+3b^{n}b^2-10b^2$ Factor out $b^2$. $=b^2(b^{2n}+3b^{n}-10)$ Rewrite the term $3b^{n}$ as $5b^{n}-2b^{n}$. $=b^2(b^{2n}+5b^{n}-2b^{n}-10)$ Group terms. $=b^2[(b^{2n}+5b^{n})+(-2b^{n}-10)]$ Factor from each group. $=b^2[b^n(b^{n}+5)-2(b^{n}+5)]$ Factor out $(b^{n}+5)$ $=b^2(b^{n}+5)(b^n-2)$. Rearrange. $=b^2(b^n-2)(b^{n}+5)$.
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