+279 Factor the trinomial below.
Write each factor as a polynomial in descending order.
16x^2 - 0x - 1
Where does the 0 come into play, please explain if you can.
Factor the trinomial below.
16x^2 - 0x - 1
The zero coefficient on the center term makes it go away, leaving us with
16x2 – 1 which we immediately recognize as the difference of squares.
the generality a2 – b2 always factors to (a+b)(a–b) so in our specific problem
16x2 – 1 factors to (4x+1)(4x–1) and there you have it.
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