do you mean factorize it?To the Ineffable All,
The math forum has not moved for a long time. This problem has stumped a lot of people. How about you? Ratch
Factor x^4 + 64
Yes. You are right. I should have use the verbal form of the word instead of the noun. Ratchdo you mean factorize it?
Factor is also a verb according to my dictionary (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language).Yes. You are right. I should have use the verbal form of the word instead of the noun.
Yes, your answer is correct, and I should have specified that complex conjugate terms were not necessary. It factors easily into two quadratic expressions. Can you tell me how one could solve it? RatchObviously, the factors have coefficients that are not real numbers, but the problem statement placed no restrictions on the factors.
How's this? (x\(^{2}\) + 8i) (x\(^{2}\) - 8i)Yes, your answer is correct, and I should have specified that complex conjugate terms were not necessary. It factors easily into two quadratic expressions.
If so, you should have stated that you wanted factors with real coefficients.Studiot did what I was looking for.
Finding the roots of a polynomial and factoring it are nearly identical problems. For a polynomial an*x\(^{n}\) + a(n-1)*x\(^{n-1}\) + a(n-2)*x\(^{n-2}\) + ... + a1*x + a0, if the roots are r1, r2, r3, ..., rn, then the factored form is (x - r1)*(x - r2)*(x - r3)*...*(x - rn).I was not looking to find the roots, only to factorize the expression.
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