Question

Factor completely:

x^2 -2x + 1

Question 2 options:

(x+1)^2


(x-1)^2


(x+1)(x-1)


x (x - 1)

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To factor the expression \(x^2 - 2x + 1\) completely, we can start by recognizing it as a perfect square trinomial.

The expression can be factored as follows:

\[
x^2 - 2x + 1 = (x - 1)(x - 1) = (x - 1)^2
\]

So, the correct answer is:

\((x - 1)^2\)