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What is the factorization of 216x12 – 64?

(6x3 – 4)(36x6 + 24x3 + 16)
(6x3 – 4)(36x9 + 24x3 + 16)
(6x4 – 4)(36x8 + 24x4 + 16)
(6x4 – 4)(36x12 + 24x4 + 16)

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Answer:C

Explanation:

User Dariusz Sikorski
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Answer:

(c) (6x^4 – 4)(36x^8 + 24x^4 + 16)

Explanation:

The correct factoring can be found by looking at the first exponent in the second set of parentheses.

The factorization of ...

(a^3 -b^3)

is ...

(a -b)(a^2 +ab +b^2)

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Here, you have a=6x^4 and b=4, so the first term in the second parentheses is ...

a^2 = (6x^4)^2 = 6^2·x^(4·2) = 36x^8 . . . . matches the 3rd choice

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