Question

factor completely 5x^10-80

Answer 1

factor out the 5 first and start with
\[5(x^{10}-16)\]

Answer 2

next step, factor \(x^{10}-16\) as the difference of two squares
\[a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)\] with \(a=x^5,b=4\)

Answer 3

those are the steps