Factor the expression completely. $5 x^{4}-20 x^{3}+10 x-40$
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$5(x^4 - 4x^3 + 2x - 8)$ Now, we can try factoring by grouping. We can group the first two terms and the last two terms: $5[(x^4 - 4x^3) + (2x - 8)]$ Now, we can factor out the GCF from each group: Show more…
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