Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - p.4 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercises - Page 39: 17

Answer

$(9u^2+1)(3u+1)(3u-1)$

Work Step by Step

$81u^4-1=(9u^2)^2-1^2=(9u^2+1)(9u^2-1)=(9u^2+1)[(3u)^2-1^2]=(9u^2+1)(3u+1)(3u-1)$
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