How do you factor $45m^4 + 18m^2n^2 - 8mn^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-15T19:09:28

$m(45m^3+18mn^2-8n^2)$

Factor out the m by dividing each term by m.

$m(45m^3+18mn^2-8n^2)$

Nothing else can be done to factor this expression with rational numbers.

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