+2441 I have found a way to factor the original expression \(\left(x^2+y^2-z^2\right)^2-4x^2y^2\).
| \(\left(x^2+y^2-z^2\right)^2-4x^2y^2\\ \left(\textcolor{red}{x^2+y^2-z^2}\right)^2-(\textcolor{blue}{2xy})^2\) | Although this may not be immediately obvious, the original expression is a difference of squares. I rewrote the original expression to make this fact clearer. Remember that\(\textcolor{red}{a}^2-\textcolor{blue}{b}^2=(\textcolor{red}{a}+\textcolor{blue}{b})(\textcolor{red}{a}-\textcolor{blue}{b})\). Factor the expression as such. I have used colors to make this process easier for your eyes to digest. |
| \(\left(\textcolor{red}{x^2+y^2-z^2}+\textcolor{blue}{2xy}\right)\left(\textcolor{red}{x^2+y^2-z^2}-\textcolor{blue}{2xy}\right)\) | Let's do some rearranging here. |
| \(\left(\textcolor{green}{x^2+2xy+y^2}-z^2\right)\left(\textcolor{green}{x^2-2xy+y^2}-z^2\right)\) | Why am I highlighting this part? Well, both portions happened to be perfect-square trinomials. |
| \(\left([\textcolor{red}{x+y}]^2-\textcolor{blue}{z}^2\right)\left([\textcolor{red}{x-y}]^2-\textcolor{blue}{z}^2\right)\) | Do you notice something? Yes, it is another difference of squares. It is time to factor again! |
| \(\left([\textcolor{red}{x+y}]^2-\textcolor{blue}{z}^2\right)=(\textcolor{red}{x+y}+\textcolor{blue}{z})(\textcolor{red}{x+y}-\textcolor{blue}{z})\\ \left([\textcolor{red}{x-y}]^2-\textcolor{blue}{z}^2\right)=(\textcolor{red}{x-y}+\textcolor{blue}{z})(\textcolor{red}{x-y}-\textcolor{blue}{z}) \) | I have factored each one individually. The last step is to combine the factors into one expression. |
| \((\textcolor{red}{x+y}+\textcolor{blue}{z})(\textcolor{red}{x+y}-\textcolor{blue}{z})(\textcolor{red}{x-y}+\textcolor{blue}{z})(\textcolor{red}{x-y}-\textcolor{blue}{z})\) | This expression satisfies the original condition; the final expression is "the product of four polynomials of degree 1." |
