Ta có
x 7 – x 2 – 1 = x 7 – x – x 2 + x – 1 = x ( x 6 – 1 ) – ( x 2 – x + 1 ) = x ( x 3 – 1 ) ( x 3 + 1 ) – ( x 2 – x + 1 ) = x ( x 3 – 1 ) ( x + 1 ) ( x 2 – x + 1 ) – ( x 2 – x + 1 ) = ( x 2 – x + 1 ) [ x ( x 3 – 1 ) ( x + 1 ) – 1 ] = x 2 − x + 1 x 4 − x x + 1 − 1 = x 2 − x + 1 x 5 + x 4 − x 2 − x − 1
Đáp án cần chọn là: B