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What are the factors of 2a3 + a² + 2a + 1?

What are the factors of 2a3 + a² + 2a + 1?-example-1
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2a^3+a^2+2a+1

1. Factor a²: use just the first two terms of the equation:


a^2(2a+1)+2a+1

2. Factor (2a+1):


(2a+1)(a^2+1)

You can write those factors also as: option 4


(a^2+1)(2a+1)

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