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Answer:
(c) (6x^4 – 4)(36x^8 + 24x^4 + 16)
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct factoring can be found by looking at the first exponent in the second set of parentheses.
The factorization of ...
(a^3 -b^3)
is ...
(a -b)(a^2 +ab +b^2)
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Here, you have a=6x^4 and b=4, so the first term in the second parentheses is ...
a^2 = (6x^4)^2 = 6^2·x^(4·2) = 36x^8 . . . . matches the 3rd choice
