x 4 - 2 x 3 - 2 x 2 - 2 x - 3 = ( x 4 − 1 ) − ( 2 x 3 + 2 x 2 ) − ( 2 x + 2 ) = ( x 2 + 1 ) ( x 2 − 1 ) − 2 x 2 ( x + 1 ) − 2 ( x + 1 ) = ( x 2 + 1 ) ( x − 1 ) ( x + 1 ) − 2 x 2 ( x + 1 ) − 2 ( x + 1 ) = ( x + 1 ) ( x 2 + 1 ) ( x − 1 ) − 2 x 2 – 2 = ( x + 1 ) ( x 2 + 1 ) ( x − 1 ) − 2 ( x 2 + 1 ) = ( x + 1 ) ( x 2 + 1 ) ( x – 1 − 2 ) = ( x + 1 ) ( x 2 + 1 ) ( x − 3 )
x^4 - 2x^3 - 2x^2 - 2x - 3
= x^4 - 1 - 2x^3 - 2x^2 - 2x -2
= ( x - 1 ) ( x + 1 ) ( x^2 + 1 ) - 2x^2 ( x + 1 ) - 2 ( x + 1 )
= ( x + 1 ) [ ( x - 1 ) ( x^2 + 1 ) - 2x^2 - 2 ]
= ( x + 1 ) [ ( x - 1 ) ( x^2 + 1 - 2 ( x^2 - 1 ) ]
= ( x + 1 ) [ ( x - 1 ) ( x^2 + 1 ) - 2 ( x - 1 ) ( x + 1 ) ]
= ( x + 1 ) ( x - 1 ) [ ( x^2 + 1 ) - 2 ( x +1 )
= ( x + 1 ) ( x - 1 ) ( x^2 +1 - 2x - 2 )
= ( x + 1 ) ( x - 1 ) ( x^2 - 2x - 1 )