How do you factor $9x^4 -15x^3+3x^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-27T03:53:54

Problem: Factor $9x^4-15x^3+3x^2$ .

Factor out the GCF $3x^2$ .

$3x^2(3x^2-5x+1)$

Answer 2 · 2015-05-27T04:09:58

$f(x) = 3x^2(3x^2 - 5x +1)$

The trinomial in parentheses can't not be factored because its Discriminant D = b^2 - 4ac = 25 - 12 = 13 isn't a perfect square.

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