Question 172005
(x-1) (x4+x3+x2+1)
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Each degree has to be represented, so write it (x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + 0x + 1)
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Multiply it the old fashioned way:
x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + 0x + 1
....................*..............x - 1
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answer: x^5-x^2+ x-1