How to show x^4 - 1296 = (x^3-6x^2+36x-216)(x+6)

Joglxym

Joglxym

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2022-11-09

How to get this result: x 4 1296 = ( x 3 6 x 2 + 36 x 216 ) ( x + 6 )

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Pignatpmv

Pignatpmv

Beginner2022-11-10Added 22 answers

x 4 1296 = x 4 6 4 x 4 = 6 4
Now two roots that seem obvious are 6 and -6 . But x 4 = x 4 1 = x 4 i 4 = ( x i ) 4 . So two more roots are 6i and -6i.
Hence, the factorization is
( x 6 ) ( x + 6 ) ( x + 6 i ) ( x 6 i ) = ( x 6 ) ( x + 6 ) ( x 2 + 36 ) = ( x + 6 ) ( x 3 6 x 2 + 36 x 216 )

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