This expression should be extremely easy to simplify, but for some reason I can't do it.
x4−1x−1
I know it simplifies down to this, but I don't know how to get there
x3+x2+x+1
This is a very basic question on my calculus worksheet, I would appreciate if anyone could explain how the first expression simplifies down to the second.
Answer
Write it as the difference of two squares (x2−1)(x2+1)(x−1)
(x+1)(x−1)(x2+1)(x−1)
(x+1)(x2+1)=x3+x2+x+1
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