How do you factor $4q^4 + 12q$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-16T07:35:08

$4q(q^3+3)$

we need to take out common factors for each term

$q^4+12q$

$hcf(4,12)=4$

$q^4+12q=color(red)(4)(q^4+3q)$

$hcf(q^4,q)=q$

$q^4+12q=4color(red)(q)(q^3+3)$

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