Factor x^4-256

$x^{4} - 256$

Step 1

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

${(x^{2})}^{2} - 256$

Step 2

Rewrite $256$ as $16^{2}$ .

${(x^{2})}^{2} - 16^{2}$

Step 3

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = x^{2}$ and $b = 16$ .

$(x^{2} + 16) (x^{2} - 16)$

Step 4

Simplify.

Rewrite $16$ as $4^{2}$ .

$(x^{2} + 16) (x^{2} - 4^{2})$

Factor.

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

$(x^{2} + 16) ((x + 4) (x - 4))$

Remove unnecessary parentheses.

$(x^{2} + 16) (x + 4) (x - 4)$

Factor x^4-256

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