2x2+2=402 prime factorization

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Step-by-step explanation:

A prime factorization of a polynomial is one in which each factor cannot be factored further using integers. Here, we can remove a factor of 2 from each side to get ...

  2(x² +1) = 2(201)

The constant 201 can be further factored to primes:

  2(x² +1) = (2)(3)(67)

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If the equation is written in standard form:

  2x² -400 = 0

again, a factor of 2 can be removed:

  2(x² -200) = 0

If the binomial constant were a perfect square, this could be factored further. It is not, so it can't.

-1/2 +2

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