Mister Exam

Factor polynomial x^3-x-4

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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 3        
x  - x - 4
$$\left(x^{3} - x\right) - 4$$
x^3 - x - 4
General simplification [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Factorization [src]
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$$\left(x + \left(- \frac{1}{3 \left(- \frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt{321}}{9} + 2}} - \left(- \frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt{321}}{9} + 2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \left(- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt{321}}{9} + 2} - \frac{1}{3 \left(- \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{3} i}{2}\right) \sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt{321}}{9} + 2}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt{321}}{9} + 2} - \frac{1}{3 \sqrt[3]{\frac{\sqrt{321}}{9} + 2}}\right)\right)$$
((x - (2 + sqrt(321)/9)^(1/3)*(-1/2 - i*sqrt(3)/2) - 1/(3*(2 + sqrt(321)/9)^(1/3)*(-1/2 - i*sqrt(3)/2)))*(x - (2 + sqrt(321)/9)^(1/3)*(-1/2 + i*sqrt(3)/2) - 1/(3*(2 + sqrt(321)/9)^(1/3)*(-1/2 + i*sqrt(3)/2))))*(x - (2 + sqrt(321)/9)^(1/3) - 1/(3*(2 + sqrt(321)/9)^(1/3)))
Trigonometric part [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Assemble expression [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Numerical answer [src]
-4.0 + x^3 - x
-4.0 + x^3 - x
Common denominator [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Powers [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Rational denominator [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Combinatorics [src]
      3    
-4 + x  - x
$$x^{3} - x - 4$$
-4 + x^3 - x
Combining rational expressions [src]
       /      2\
-4 + x*\-1 + x /
$$x \left(x^{2} - 1\right) - 4$$
-4 + x*(-1 + x^2)