For any real x, which of the following is equivalent to x^6 + x^5 + x^

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For any real x, which of the following is equivalent to x^6 + x^5 + x^4?

A. x^4(x^3 + x + 1)

B. x^4(x^2 + 1)

C. x^5(x^2 + x + 1)

D. x^4(x^2 + x + 1)

E. x^3(x^2 + x + 1)

LHC8717 · Answer

Answer D pretty straightforward just group the x^4 together

BrentGMATPrepNow · Answer

The greatest common factor of x^6, x^5 and x^4 is x^4, so we'll factor that out of the original expression
We get: x^6 + x^5 + x^4 = x^4(x^2 + x^1 + 1)

Answer: D

Abhishek009 · Answer

x^6 + x^5 + x^4

=  x^4 ( x^2 + x + 1 )

Thus, answer must be (D)  x^4(x^2 + x + 1)

JeffTargetTestPrep · Answer

We can simplify the given equation by factoring out x^4.

x^4(x^2 + x + 1)

Answer: D

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