Factor 4-d^4e^2

$4 - d^{4} e^{2}$

Step 1

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$2^{2} - d^{4} e^{2}$

Step 2

Rewrite $d^{4} e^{2}$ as ${(d^{2} e)}^{2}$ .

$2^{2} - {(d^{2} e)}^{2}$

Step 3

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

$(2 + d^{2} e) (2 - (d^{2} e))$

Step 4

Remove parentheses.

$(2 + d^{2} e) (2 - d^{2} e)$

Factor 4-d^4e^2

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