SOLUTION: Factor Each expression:
x^3 +x^2 -x -1
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Question 119398: Factor Each expression:
x^3 +x^2 -x -1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression
Group like terms
Factor out the GCF out of the first group. Factor out the GCF out of the second group
Since we have the common term , we can combine like terms
Now factor by using the difference of squares
Multiply
So factors to
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