Asked by bob

Write the expression in quadratic form, if possible. Otherwise, write not possible.

š‘„^4+12ā¢š‘„^2āˆ’8

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Yes — it's quadratic in x^2. Let u = x^2, then
u^2 + 12u - 8.

You can also write it as a product (using u-roots u = -6 ± 2√11):
x^4 + 12x^2 - 8 = (x^2 + 6 - 2√11)(x^2 + 6 + 2√11).

Or as a completed square:
x^4 + 12x^2 - 8 = (x^2 + 6)^2 - 44.