OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e §6.4 General Strategy for Factoring Polynomials · Exercise 42 · Algebra · Factoring

General Strategy for Factoring Polynomials · Exercise 42

The difference of squares $y^{4} - 625$ can be factored as $(y^{2} - 25) (y^{2} + 25) .$ But it is not completely factored. What more must be done to completely factor.

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OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §6.4 General Strategy for Factoring Polynomials · Exercise 42

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