Algebra Examples

$16 m^{4} - 1$

Step 1

Rewrite $16 m^{4}$ as ${(4 m^{2})}^{2}$ .

${(4 m^{2})}^{2} - 1$

Step 2

Rewrite $1$ as $1^{2}$ .

${(4 m^{2})}^{2} - 1^{2}$

Step 3

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = 4 m^{2}$ and $b = 1$ .

$(4 m^{2} + 1) (4 m^{2} - 1)$

Step 4

Simplify.

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Step 4.1

Rewrite $4 m^{2}$ as ${(2 m)}^{2}$ .

$(4 m^{2} + 1) ({(2 m)}^{2} - 1)$

Step 4.2

Rewrite $1$ as $1^{2}$ .

$(4 m^{2} + 1) ({(2 m)}^{2} - 1^{2})$

Step 4.3

Factor.

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Step 4.3.1

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = 2 m$ and $b = 1$ .

$(4 m^{2} + 1) ((2 m + 1) (2 m - 1))$

Step 4.3.2

Remove unnecessary parentheses.

$(4 m^{2} + 1) (2 m + 1) (2 m - 1)$