How do you simplify $x^3 + x^4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-15T13:59:33

See a solution process below:

First, rewrite each term as:

$(color(red)(x^3) xx 1) + (color(red)(x^3) xx x)$

Now, factor out the common term:

$color(red)(x^3)(1 + x)$

Or

$color(red)(x^3)(x + 1)$

Answer 2 · 2018-06-15T15:16:30

Hmm...

We can't really simplify this equation anymore, as adding it just gives out the same result: $x^3+x^4$ .

However, we can factor this expression, and the highest common factor is $x^3$ , and so we get:

$=x^3(x+1)$

or

$=x^3(1+x)$

How do you simplify x^3 + x^4 x^3 + x^4 ?