How do you factor $8x^4 + 4x^3 - 24x^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-09T15:59:10

See the complete factoring process below in the Explanation section:

The first step to factoring this expression is to factor $x^2$ out of the expression:

$x^2(8x^2 + 4x - 24)$

The next step is to factor the quadratic expression in the parenthesis:

$x^2(4x + 6)(2x - 4)$

How do you factor 8x^4 + 4x^3 - 24x^2 8x^4 + 4x^3 - 24x^2 ?