complete the following of the polynomial -2x^5+x^4=-x^4 (___)

Answer 1

-2x^5+x^4=-x^4 can be simplified to:

-2x^5 + 2x^4 = 0

Then, factoring out common terms:

2x^4(-x + 1) = 0

So the complete factorization of the polynomial -2x^5 + x^4 = -x^4 is:

2x^4(-x + 1) = 0