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Question Number 92102 by  M±th+et+s last updated on 04/May/20

how can we factorize   x^5 −1  ?

$${how}\:{can}\:{we}\:{factorize}\:\:\:{x}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}\:\:? \\ $$

Commented by mathmax by abdo last updated on 05/May/20

complex method z^5 =1   with z =re^(iθ)  ⇒r^5  e^(i5θ)  =e^(i2kπ)  ⇒  r=1 and θ_k =((2kπ)/5)     k∈[[0,4]] so the roots are z_k =e^(i((2kπ)/5))   z_0 =1  ,z_1 =e^((i2π)/5)    , z_2 =e^(i((4π)/5))  ,   z_3 =e^(i((6π)/5))     ,  z_4 =e^(i((8π)/5))   we see z_1 ^−   =e^(−((k2π)/5))  =z_4    and  z_2 ^−  =z_3  ⇒  z^5 −1 =Π_(k=0) ^4 (z−z_k ) =(z−1)(z−z_1 )(z−z_1 ^− )(z−z_2 )(z−z_2 ^− )  =(z−1)(z^2  −2Re(z_1 )z +1)(z^2  −2Re(z_2 )z +1) ⇒  x^5 −1 =(x−1)(x^2 −2cos(((2π)/5))x+1)(x^2 −2cos(((4π)/5))x+1)  we have cos(((4π)/5)) =−cos((π/5)) =−((1+(√5))/4)  cos(((2π)/5)) =2cos^2 ((π/5))−1 =2×(((1+(√5))/4))^2  −1  =(1/8)(6+2(√5))−1 =((6+2(√5)−8)/8) =((−2+2(√5))/8) =((−1+(√5))/4) ⇒  x^5 −1 =(x−1)(x^2 −((−1+(√5))/2)x+1)(x^2 +((1+(√5))/2)x+1) ⇒  x^5 −1=(x−1)(x^2  +((1−(√5))/2)x +1)(x^2  +((1+(√5))/2)x +1)

$${complex}\:{method}\:{z}^{\mathrm{5}} =\mathrm{1}\:\:\:{with}\:{z}\:={re}^{{i}\theta} \:\Rightarrow{r}^{\mathrm{5}} \:{e}^{{i}\mathrm{5}\theta} \:={e}^{{i}\mathrm{2}{k}\pi} \:\Rightarrow \\ $$$${r}=\mathrm{1}\:{and}\:\theta_{{k}} =\frac{\mathrm{2}{k}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\:\:\:\:\:{k}\in\left[\left[\mathrm{0},\mathrm{4}\right]\right]\:{so}\:{the}\:{roots}\:{are}\:{z}_{{k}} ={e}^{{i}\frac{\mathrm{2}{k}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}} \\ $$$${z}_{\mathrm{0}} =\mathrm{1}\:\:,{z}_{\mathrm{1}} ={e}^{\frac{{i}\mathrm{2}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}} \:\:\:,\:{z}_{\mathrm{2}} ={e}^{{i}\frac{\mathrm{4}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}} \:,\:\:\:{z}_{\mathrm{3}} ={e}^{{i}\frac{\mathrm{6}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}} \:\:\:\:,\:\:{z}_{\mathrm{4}} ={e}^{{i}\frac{\mathrm{8}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}} \\ $$$${we}\:{see}\:\overset{−} {{z}}_{\mathrm{1}} \:\:={e}^{−\frac{{k}\mathrm{2}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}} \:={z}_{\mathrm{4}} \:\:\:{and}\:\:\overset{−} {{z}}_{\mathrm{2}} \:={z}_{\mathrm{3}} \:\Rightarrow \\ $$$${z}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}\:=\prod_{{k}=\mathrm{0}} ^{\mathrm{4}} \left({z}−{z}_{{k}} \right)\:=\left({z}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left({z}−{z}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)\left({z}−\overset{−} {{z}}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)\left({z}−{z}_{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left({z}−\overset{−} {{z}}_{\mathrm{2}} \right) \\ $$$$=\left({z}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left({z}^{\mathrm{2}} \:−\mathrm{2}{Re}\left({z}_{\mathrm{1}} \right){z}\:+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({z}^{\mathrm{2}} \:−\mathrm{2}{Re}\left({z}_{\mathrm{2}} \right){z}\:+\mathrm{1}\right)\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}\:=\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{cos}\left(\frac{\mathrm{2}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\right){x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{cos}\left(\frac{\mathrm{4}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\right){x}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$${we}\:{have}\:{cos}\left(\frac{\mathrm{4}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\right)\:=−{cos}\left(\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\right)\:=−\frac{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$${cos}\left(\frac{\mathrm{2}\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\right)\:=\mathrm{2}{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \left(\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{5}}\right)−\mathrm{1}\:=\mathrm{2}×\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{4}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \:−\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}\left(\mathrm{6}+\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}\right)−\mathrm{1}\:=\frac{\mathrm{6}+\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}−\mathrm{8}}{\mathrm{8}}\:=\frac{−\mathrm{2}+\mathrm{2}\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{8}}\:=\frac{−\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}\:=\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\frac{−\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{2}}{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{2}}{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}=\left({x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\frac{\mathrm{1}−\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{2}}{x}\:+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} \:+\frac{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{2}}{x}\:+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Commented by  M±th+et+s last updated on 05/May/20

i am speachless . god bless you sir

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Commented by mathmax by abdo last updated on 06/May/20

you are welcome sir.

$${you}\:{are}\:{welcome}\:{sir}. \\ $$

Answered by niroj last updated on 04/May/20

  x^6 −1= (x^3 )^2 −(1)^2     = (x^3 +1)(x^3 −1)   = (x+1)(x^2 −x+1)(x−1)(x^2 +x+1)   = (x^2 −1)(x^2 +1−x)(x^2 +1+x)   =  (x^2 −1){(x^2 +1)^2 −(x)^2 }  = (x^2 −1)(x^4 +2x^2 +1−x^2 )  = (x^2 −1)(x^4 +x^2 +1) //.

$$\:\:\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{6}} −\mathrm{1}=\:\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} \right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\left(\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\:\:=\:\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} −\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\:=\:\left(\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\:=\:\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{x}\right) \\ $$$$\:=\:\:\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right)\left\{\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\left(\mathrm{x}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \right\} \\ $$$$=\:\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{2x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} \right) \\ $$$$=\:\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}\right)\://. \\ $$

Commented by MJS last updated on 04/May/20

right. but it′s better to have square factors  =(x^2 −1)(x^2 −x+1)(x^2 +x+1)

$$\mathrm{right}.\:\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{it}'\mathrm{s}\:\mathrm{better}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{square}\:\mathrm{factors} \\ $$$$=\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} −{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left({x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$

Commented by niroj last updated on 04/May/20

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Commented by john santu last updated on 05/May/20

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Answered by niroj last updated on 04/May/20

   x^5 −1= (x−1)(x^4 +x^3 +x^2 +x+1)     = x(x^4 +x^3 +x^2 +x+1)−1(x^4 +x^3 +x^2 +x+1)    = x^5 +x^4 +x^3 +x^2 +x−x^4 −x^3 −x^2 −x−1     =x^5 −1 //.

$$\:\:\:\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}=\:\left(\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)\: \\ $$$$\:\:=\:\mathrm{x}\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{1}\right)−\mathrm{1}\left(\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{x}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:=\:\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{5}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} +\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{4}} −\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{3}} −\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{x}−\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\:\:\:=\mathrm{x}^{\mathrm{5}} −\mathrm{1}\://. \\ $$

Commented by niroj last updated on 04/May/20

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Commented by  M±th+et+s last updated on 04/May/20

thank you sir

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