Question
Simplify the expression
x4+x3+4x2+2x+1
Evaluate
x4+x3+2x2+x+1×x2+1×x2+x+1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
x4+x3+2x2+x+x2+1×x2+x+1
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
x4+x3+2x2+x+x2+x2+x+1
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Evaluate
2x2+x2+x2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+1+1)x2
Add the numbers
4x2
x4+x3+4x2+x+x+1
Solution
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Evaluate
x+x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1)x
Add the numbers
2x
x4+x3+4x2+2x+1
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Find the roots
x∈/R
Evaluate
x4+x3+2x2+x+1×x2+1×x2+x+1
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
x4+x3+2x2+x+1×x2+1×x2+x+1=0
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
x4+x3+2x2+x+x2+1×x2+x+1=0
Any expression multiplied by 1 remains the same
x4+x3+2x2+x+x2+x2+x+1=0
Add the terms
More Steps

Evaluate
x4+x3+2x2+x+x2+x2+x+1
Add the terms
More Steps

Evaluate
2x2+x2+x2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+1+1)x2
Add the numbers
4x2
x4+x3+4x2+x+x+1
Add the terms
More Steps

Evaluate
x+x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1+1)x
Add the numbers
2x
x4+x3+4x2+2x+1
x4+x3+4x2+2x+1=0
Solution
x∈/R
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