Question Factor (x^2+x)(x^2+x-1)-2 Collected in the board: Factorization Steven Zheng posted 1 year ago
Answer Let p = x^2+xThe original expression is converted to (x^2+x)(x^2+x-1)-2 =p(p-1)-2=p^2-p-2=(p-2)(p+1)Substitute p and continue factoring (x^2+x-2)(x^2+x+1)=(x+2)(x-1)(x^2+x+1) Steven Zheng posted 4 months ago