Question 12

State True or False. It is not possible to write the polynomial $$x^4 + 1$$ as a product of two quadratic polynomials.


Correct Answer: False

Solution

$$x^4 + 1 = (x^2 + 1)^2 - 2x^2 = (x^2 + \sqrt{2}x + 1)(x^2 - \sqrt{2}x + 1)$$. So it can be written as a product of two quadratic polynomials, and the statement is False.

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