SOLUTION: how do you factor this polynomial?
y^3-y^2+y-1
the answer in the back of the book says (y-1) (y^2+1) but i don't know how they got that.
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y^3-y^2+y-1
the answer in the back of the book says (y-1) (y^2+1) but i don't know how they got that.
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Question 267946: how do you factor this polynomial?
y^3-y^2+y-1
the answer in the back of the book says (y-1) (y^2+1) but i don't know how they got that. Answer by shani(1) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! that answer is correct. simply foil. first, outer, inner, last.
you get (y)(y^2)= y^3
then you get (y)(1)=y
then (-1)(y^2)= -y^2
and lastly (-1)(1)= -1
put them in decending power and you come up with y^3-2y^2+y-1
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