Mister Exam

Factor polynomial y^16-1

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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y   - 1
$$y^{16} - 1$$
y^16 - 1
Factorization [src]
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$$\left(x - 1\right) \left(x + 1\right) \left(x + i\right) \left(x - i\right) \left(x + \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2} i}{2}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}} + i \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}} - i \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}} + i \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}} - i \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}} + i \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}} - i \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}} + i \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4} + \frac{1}{2}} - i \sqrt{\frac{1}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}}\right)\right)$$
(((((((((((((((x + 1)*(x - 1))*(x + i))*(x - i))*(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))*(x + sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4) + i*sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4)))*(x + sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4) - i*sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4)))*(x - sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4) + i*sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4)))*(x - sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4) - i*sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4)))*(x + sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4) + i*sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4)))*(x + sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4) - i*sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4)))*(x - sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4) + i*sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4)))*(x - sqrt(1/2 + sqrt(2)/4) - i*sqrt(1/2 - sqrt(2)/4))
Numerical answer [src]
-1.0 + y^16
-1.0 + y^16
Combinatorics [src]
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(1 + y)*\1 + y /*\1 + y /*\1 + y /*(-1 + y)
$$\left(y - 1\right) \left(y + 1\right) \left(y^{2} + 1\right) \left(y^{4} + 1\right) \left(y^{8} + 1\right)$$
(1 + y)*(1 + y^2)*(1 + y^4)*(1 + y^8)*(-1 + y)