Find the factorization of the polynomial below. 100x^2-20x+1 a. (10x+1)^2 b. (10-1)^2 c. (50x+1)^2 d. (50x-1)^2

ANSWER

The factorization of  

 is .

EXPLANATION

We want to factor

Comparing this to

We look for factors of 100  that add up to .

These factors are

We now split the middle term to obtain;

We factor to obtain;

This simplifies to  

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