Homework Help Forum: Algebra

Posted by Michael on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:39pm.

How do you factor a quartic equation such as 4x^3-24x^2-x+6. Could you break it down step by step? thank you.

• Algebra - Reiny, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:42pm

  This is an example of "gouping" 4x^3-24x^2-x+6 = 4x^2(x-6) - (x-6) = (x-6)(x^2 - 1) , now by difference of squares = (x-6)(x-1)(x+1)

  
  

• Algebra - Anonymous, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:10am

  5r-5s ------ 5r+ 5s

  
  

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