Algebra Examples

$x^{5} - x^{3} - x$

Step 1

Factor $x$ out of $x^{5}$ .

$x \cdot x^{4} - x^{3} - x$

Step 2

Factor $x$ out of $- x^{3}$ .

$x \cdot x^{4} + x (- x^{2}) - x$

Step 3

Factor $x$ out of $- x$ .

$x \cdot x^{4} + x (- x^{2}) + x \cdot - 1$

Step 4

Factor $x$ out of $x \cdot x^{4} + x (- x^{2})$ .

$x (x^{4} - x^{2}) + x \cdot - 1$

Step 5

Factor $x$ out of $x (x^{4} - x^{2}) + x \cdot - 1$ .

$x (x^{4} - x^{2} - 1)$