How do you factor $4 x^{8} - 24 x^{7} + 24 x^{6}$ $4x^8 - 24x^7 + 24x^6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-16T17:42:28

y = 4x^6 (x^2 - 6x + 6)

The trinomial in parentheses can't not be factored because its D = b^2 - 4ac = 36 - 24 = 12 is not a perfect square

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