Question
Factorize the expression
a^4+b^4+(a+b)^4
Factorize the expression
a^4+b^4+(a+b)^4
a^4+b^4+(a+b)^4
= a^4+b^4+2a^2b^2+(a+b)^4-2a^2b^2
=(a^2+b^2)^2-a^2b^2+(a+b)^4-a^2b^2
=(a^2+b^2+ab)(a^2+b^2-ab)+[(a+b)^2+ab][(a+b)^2-ab]
=(a^2+b^2+ab)(a^2+b^2-ab)+(a^2+b^2+3ab)(a^2+b^2+ab)
=(a^2+b^2+ab)(2a^2+2b^2+2ab)
=2(a^2+b^2+ab)^2