Factorize each of the following expression:

Question:

Factorize each of the following expression:
a4 − 16b4

Solution:

$a^{4}-16 b^{4}=a^{4}-2^{4} b^{4}=\left(a^{2}\right)^{2}-\left(2^{2} b^{2}\right)^{2}$

$=\left(a^{2}-2^{2} b^{2}\right)\left(a^{2}+2^{2} b^{2}\right)$

$=\left[a^{2}-(2 b)^{2}\right]\left(a^{2}+4 b^{2}\right)$

$=(a-2 b)(a+2 b)\left(a^{2}+4 b^{2}\right)$

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