document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390481>Question 390481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^5 - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^n - y^n is always divisible by x - y, so x^5 - 1 has x - 1 as a factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^5-1/(x-1)=x^4+x^3+x^2+x+1 Long division.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-1)(x^4+x^3+x^2+x+1)<BR>\n" );
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