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-x^4+25x^2 factor completely.

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Answer:

-x^2(x + 5)(x - 5)

Explanation:

x^2 is common to both terms of -x^4+25x^2:

x^2(-x^2 + 25)

and the binomial factor can be factored further:

x^2(x + 5)(-x + 5) or

-x^2(x + 5)(x - 5)

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