Question

Factor.

8x5+4x2−12
Question 1 options:

4(2x5+x2−3)

4(2x5+4x2−12)

4x2(2x3+x−3)

Answer 1

4(2x^5+x^2−3)

Explanation:

In other words the other guy above was correct. Picture below is the answer, also I do know that it's what you meant by this question.

Answer 2

`4(2x^5+x^2-3)`

Explanation:

The question is to factorize
`8x^5+4x^2-12`

What is common from all 3 terms? It is the factor 4, so we take out 4 and write the remaining as "factorized form".

(Work shown below):

`8x^5+4x^2-12\\=4(2x^5+x^2-3)`

First answer choice is right.