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Standard IX
Mathematics
Polynomials
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Question
Find the factors of the following expressions:
(4) y − 1 + y
3
− y
2
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Solution
y − 1 + y
3
− y
2
We can factorise this expression as:
y − 1 + y
3
− y
2
= (y − 1) + (y
3
− y
2
)
= 1 (y − 1) + y
2
(y − 1)
= (y − 1) (1 + y
2
)
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