Exercise
$3m^4-6m^3+3m^2$
Step-by-step Solution
Learn how to solve special products problems step by step online. Factor the expression 3m^4-6m^33m^2. We can factor the polynomial 3m^4-6m^3+3m^2 using the rational root theorem, which guarantees that for a polynomial of the form a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\dots+a_0 there is a rational root of the form \pm\frac{p}{q}, where p belongs to the divisors of the constant term a_0, and q belongs to the divisors of the leading coefficient a_n. List all divisors p of the constant term a_0, which equals 0. Next, list all divisors of the leading coefficient a_n, which equals 3. The possible roots \pm\frac{p}{q} of the polynomial 3m^4-6m^3+3m^2 will then be. We can factor the polynomial 3m^4-6m^3+3m^2 using synthetic division (Ruffini's rule). We found that 1 is a root of the polynomial.
Factor the expression 3m^4-6m^33m^2
Final answer to the exercise
$3m^2\left(m-1\right)^2$