Mister Exam

Factor polynomial -x^5-x

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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- x  - x
$$- x^{5} - x$$
-x^5 - x
Factorization [src]
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  \      2        2   / \      2        2   / \        2        2   / \        2        2   /
$$x \left(x + \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right)$$
(((x*(x + sqrt(2)/2 + i*sqrt(2)/2))*(x + sqrt(2)/2 - i*sqrt(2)/2))*(x - sqrt(2)/2 + i*sqrt(2)/2))*(x - sqrt(2)/2 - i*sqrt(2)/2)
Combinatorics [src]
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-x*\1 + x /
$$- x \left(x^{4} + 1\right)$$
-x*(1 + x^4)
Combining rational expressions [src]
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x*\-1 - x /
$$x \left(- x^{4} - 1\right)$$
x*(-1 - x^4)
Numerical answer [src]
-x - x^5
-x - x^5