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Factorize each of the following expression:
(2x + 1)2 − 9x4

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(2x+1)2-9x4=(2x+1)2-(3x2)2=[(2x+1)-3x2][(2x+1)+3x2]=(-3x2+2x+1)(3x2+2x+1)We can factorise the quadratic expressions in the curved brackets as:(-3x2+3x-x+1)(3x2+2x+1)=3x(-x+1)+1(-x+1)(3x2+2x+1)=(-x+1)(3x+1)(3x2+2x+1)=-(x-1)(3x+1)(3x2+2x+1)

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