Question

factor

x^5+x^3 - x^2 +x

Answer 1

The "thing" that every term has in common is x.

You want to look at the term with the least amount of "x's." That's how many you'll factor out.

x(x^4 +x^2 -x +1)

Answer 2

so that is the answer? that is what i got!

Answer 3

Yay!

Answer 4

Thank You!

Answer 5

Lol I dun wanna go further, waaa

Can you do it, pretty please??

Answer 6

Don't you have a +x^2 and -x^2 as the two middle terms?