SOLUTION: xcubed-xsquared+4x-4 find the real number solutions

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Question 268066: xcubed-xsquared+4x-4 find the real number solutions
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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xcubed-xsquared+4x-4= 0 find the real number solutions
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Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately.
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x^2(x-1)+4(x-1) = 0
Factor again:
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(x-1)(x^2-4) = 0
Factor again:
(x-1)(x-2)(x+2) = 0
x = 1 or x = 2 or x = -2
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Stan H.