Do question 9 9 . F a c t o r i s e x 2 + 1 x 2 - 7 x - 1 x + 8 [ H i n t : P u t x - 1 x = y ] Share with your friends Share 0 Sanjari Kalantri answered this Dear Student, We have: x2 + 1x2 - 7x - 1x + 8Let x - 1x = yThen, x - 1x2 = y2 ⇒ x2 + 1x2 - 2x1x = y2 ⇒ x2 + 1x2 = y2 + 2∴ x2 + 1x2 - 7x - 1x + 8= y2 + 2 - 7y + 8= y2 - 7y + 10= y2 - 5y - 2y + 10= yy - 5 - 2y - 5= y - 5y - 2= x - 1x - 5x - 1x - 2 ∵ x - 1x = y 0 View Full Answer Sara George answered this simple 0