Re: factoring higher degree questions

Arturo Magidin wrote:
>
> In article <1129754992.596959.236730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> russiandon <donalexpop@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >x^4 + 7x^2 + 12;
> >
> >x^4 - 3x^2 - 4;
> >
> >I guess that I have to get the first equation in the form of
> >x^2 + 7x + 12, but there is no common factor among all of the numbers.
> >Someone please help me with my flow
>
> Set y=x^2. Then use the quadratic formula.

It is quite possible that the class is learning to factorize before it
learns the quadratic formula.

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