Question

Find the least common multiple of x³ – x² + x – 1 and x² – 1 . Write the answer in factored form.

Answer 1

Factor both and what do you get?

Answer 2

(x - 1)(x - 1)(x + 1) and (x - 1)(x + 1)?

Answer 3

(x - 1)(x - 1)(x + 1) and (x - 1)(x + 1)?

Answer 4

Can I just like say the answer?

Answer 5

Do you know how to solve it shelby?

Answer 6

Close.. it would actually be:
\[\LARGE (x^2+1)(x-1)~and~(x+1)(x-1)\]

Answer 7

(x + 1)(x – 1)(x² + 1)

Answer 8

How did you get that @Anonymouseee

Answer 9

x^3 - x^2 + x - 1 = (x - 1)(x^2 + 1) That is the big key to the problem and that was done using synthetic division. x^2 - 1 = (x - 1)(x + 1) So, you take (x - 1)(x^2 + 1) from the first, but you only have to take "x + 1" from the second because you already have a "x - 1" factor from the first. And that's it!

Answer 10

Yea, factor an x^2 and 1..
\[\LARGE x^2(x-1)+1(x-1)\]
\[\LARGE (x^2+1)(x-1)\]

Answer 11

nuff siad.

Answer 12

said**

Answer 13

So...... Did it help?

Answer 14

I see thanks

Answer 15

No problem