Answer:
(5x – 6y)^4
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]625x^4 - 3000x^3y + 5400x^2y^2 - 4320xy^3 + 1296y^4[/tex]
Required
The factored form
Solving (a): (5x – 6y)^4
Expand using pascal triangle;
Exponent 4 is represented as: 1 4 6 4 1. So, we have:
[tex](5x - 6y)^4 = 1 * (5x)^4 + 4 * (5x)^3 * (-6y) + 6 * (5x)^2 * (-6y)^2 + 4 * (5x) * (-6y)^3 + 1 * (-6y)^4[/tex]
Expand:
[tex](5x - 6y)^4 = 1 * 625x^4 + 4 * 125x^3 * (-6y) + 6 * 25x^2 * 36y^2 + 20x * (-216y^3) + 1 * (1296y^4)[/tex]
Remove brackets
[tex](5x - 6y)^4 = 625x^4 - 3000x^3y + 5400x^2y^2 - 4320xy^3 + 1296y^4[/tex]
Hence, (a) is correct
