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2x to the fourth power + 5x squared + 3, factored

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(x squared+1)(2x squared+3)
User Rajesh Patel
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We want to factor:

2x^4+5x^2+3

This may seem tricky because of the high powers, but remember that
x^4=(x^2)^2. Then we can factor it as:

2x^4+5x^2+3=(2x^2+3)(x^2+1)
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