Factorize:

a2x2 + (ax2 + 1)x + a


We have,



At first, we’ll take common from the expression


= a2x2 + ax3 + x + a


= ax2 (a + x) + 1 (x + a)


= (ax2 + 1) (a + x)


Hence,


The given expression can be factorized as:



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