one solution of x^3-5x^2+5x-1=0 is 1. find the other two solutions.

Answer 1

so either long division or synthetic division, whichever you learned or know, by (x-1).
x^3-5x^2+5x-1 = (x-1)(x^2 - 4x + 1)

then x^3-5x^2+5x-1 = 0

(x-1)(x^2 - 4x + 1) = 0
x = 1 or x = 2 ± √3

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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