How do you factor 12j^2k - 36j^6k^6 + 12j^212j2k36j6k6+12j2?

1 Answer
May 21, 2016

12j^2k-36j^6k^6+12j^2=12j^2(k-3j^4k^6+1)12j2k36j6k6+12j2=12j2(k3j4k6+1)

Explanation:

We can write 12j^2k=2^2*3*j^2*k12j2k=223j2k

36*j^6*k^6=2^2*3^2*j^6*k^636j6k6=2232j6k6 and

12j^2=2^2*3*j^212j2=223j2

Hence 12j^2k-36*j^6*k^6+12j^212j2k36j6k6+12j2

= 2^2*3*j^2*k-2^2*3^2*j^6*k^6+2^2*3*j^2223j2k2232j6k6+223j2

Now minimum power for 22 is 22; for 33 is 11; for jj is 22 and for kk is not there in last moomial. Taking this as common, we get

12j^2k-36j^6k^6+12j^212j2k36j6k6+12j2

= 2^2*3*j^2(k-3j^4*k^6+1)223j2(k3j4k6+1)

= 12j^2(k-3j^4k^6+1)12j2(k3j4k6+1)