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  • bonkysleuth's Avatar
    314 posts since Mar '07
    • some simple equations here, but i have no idea how to factorise them.

       

      9x^4 + 17 x^2 - 2

       

      please help. thanks!

  • XFantasyX's Avatar
    5 posts since Apr '08
    • hihi, the solution is :

      use factorisation method..

       

      9x^4 + 17x^2 - 2 = (9x^2-1)(4x^2+2)

                                   =(9x^2-1)(x^2+2)

                                   =2(2x^2+1)[(3x)^2-1^2]

       

      hope it helps ! =D

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