Polynomials and fractions

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Level: 
C
Factor the following polynomial. \[ x^{8} - 1 \]
\(\left (x - 1\right )\left (x + 1\right )\left (x^{2} + 1\right )\left (x^{4} + 1\right )\)
\(\left (x - 1\right )^2\left (x + 1\right )^2\left (x^{2} + 1\right )^2\)
\(\left (x - 1\right )\left (x + 1\right )\left (x^{3} + 1\right )^2\)
\(\left (x - 1\right )^2\left (x + 1\right )^2\left (x^{4} + 1\right )\)

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Level: 
B
Factor the following polynomial expression. \[ 36b^{2}c^{2} - 9a^{2}b^{2} - 36c^{2}d^{2} + 9a^{2}d^{2} \]
\(9\left (b - d\right )\left (b + d\right )\left (2c + a\right )\left (2c - a\right )\)
\(\left (b^2 + d^2\right )\left (36c^2 + 9a^2\right )\)
\(9\left (a - d\right )\left (a + d\right )\left (2b + c\right )\left (2b - c\right )\)
\(\left (a^2 + d^2\right )\left (36b^2 + 9c^2\right )\)