SOLUTION: x^3+x^2-x-1

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Question 149340: x^3+x^2-x-1
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^3+x^2-x-1
=x^2(x+1)-(x+1)
=(x^2-1)(x+1) Factoring by grouping.
=(x+1)^2(x-1)
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Ed