x2 - (a + (1)/(a))x + 1

Name: x2 - (a + (1)/(a))x + 1
Uploaded: 2023-07-16T10:06:36-08:00
Duration: 15 s
Channel: Numerade
Description: x2 - (a + (1)/(a))x + 1

Question

Nez Nikoo · Answer

Okay, factor this again. So we basically put our parentheses here. I know I got a 2x and an x, a

Angela Guo · Answer

To factor this, we can do a substitution. So we can let y be equal to x plus a. Then this can be

Kathleen Carty · Answer

So I have x squared plus 1, and I want to find the complex factors. So if I set that equal to 0,

Gabriela Fernandez · Answer

we are going to factor this polynomial. So already looking at this polynomial right here, we can

Jerelyn Nevil · Answer

method. I have to think of, okay, the numbers that equal two is one times two or two times one.

Question

x\textsuperscript{2} - (a + \frac{1}{a})x + 1

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