Answer
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Work Step by Step
a. $2x^4-3x^3-2x^2$
$=x^2(2x^2-3x-2)$
$=x^2(2x^2+x-4x-2)$
$=x^2(x(2x+1)-2(2x+1))$
$=(x^2)(x-2)(2x+1)$
b. $x^3+2x^2-4x-8$
$=x^2(x+2)-4(x+2)$
$=(x^2-4)(x+2)$
$=(x-2)(x+2)(x+2)$
Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition
by Larson, Ron
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
9781337271172
ISBN 13:
978-1-33727-117-2
Prerequisites - Chapter Test - Page 65: 13
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