document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333568>Question 333568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the LCM of the following Algebraic Expressions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^5+2x^4+x^3, 2x^3-2x, 5x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is how I solved the problem. Am I correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^5+2x^4+x^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3(x^2+2x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3(x+1)(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x(x^2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x+1)(x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^3(x+1)(x+1)2x(x+1)(x-1)5(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCM= 10x^4(x+1)^2(x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^5+2x^4+x^3, 2x^3-2x, 5x-5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is how I solved the problem. Am I correct? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^5+2x^4+x^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3(x^2+2x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3(x+1)(x+1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x^2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x(x+1)(x-1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-1) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^3(x+1)(x+1)2x(x+1)(x-1)5(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCM= 10x^4(x+1)^2(x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^5+2x^4+x^3 = x^3(x+1)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^3-2x = 2x(x+1)(x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-5 = 5(x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LCM = x^3(x+1)(x+1)*2*(x-1)*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 10x^3(x+1)^2(x-1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't think you need x^4, just x^3<BR>\n" );
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