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  • 07-11-2019
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For x-values of -1, 0, and 1, (x-1)(x^3-x^2-x+1=x^4-1. Does this mean the equation is an identity? Explain your reasoning.

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  • 07-11-2019

No. An equation is an identity if the left and right sides are equal for all possible values of the variable. You only checked 3 values, and that's not enough.

There's actually a particular case: if two polynomials of degree n are equal when you evaluate them in n+1 points, then they are the same polynomial. But in this case you have polynomials of degree 4, and you only checked 3 points.

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