how would you go about it?
the factored form of the quadratic function is supposed to be a(x-x1)(x-x2)
the factors of (-8) that equal to (-2) are (-4) and (2)...so it should be (x^2+4)*(x^2-2) but the answer says (x^2-4)*(x^2+2)
???
the factored form of the quadratic function is supposed to be a(x-x1)(x-x2)
the factors of (-8) that equal to (-2) are (-4) and (2)...so it should be (x^2+4)*(x^2-2) but the answer says (x^2-4)*(x^2+2)
???