Please help!! I need to factor P(x)=x^4+50x^2+625
I thought the answer was P(x)=(x^2+25)^2
But it isn’t could someone please help with the answer?

x

4

+

50

x

2

+

625Rewrite  

625

as  

25

2

.

u

2

+

50

u

+

25

2

Check the middle term by multiplying  

2

a

b

and compare this result with the middle term in the original expression.

2

a

b

=

2

⋅

u

⋅

25

Simplify.

2

a

b

=

50

u

Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule  

a

2

+

2

a

b

+

b

2

=

(

a

+

b

)

2

, where  

a

=

u

and  

b

=

25

.

(

u

+

25

)

2

Replace all occurrences of  

u

with  

x

2

.

(

x

2

+

25

)

2

addition

step-by-step explanation: