A few days ago
luneek

how would you write x^4-100 as a product of linear factors?

how would you write x^4-100 as a product of linear factors?

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A few days ago
steve_c_9965

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That is an early “quad” equation –

it breaks into (x²+10)(x²-10)

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A few days ago
hayharbr
you could factor it to (x^2 + 10)(x^2 – 10) then

factor the second of these into (x + √10)(x – √10) but unless you use imaginary numbers the first factor will stay quadratic

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