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x2+1x223x+3xx^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2 - 3x + \dfrac{3}{x}.

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x2+1x223x+3x=x2+1x22×x×1x3x+3x=(x1x)23(x1x)=(x1x)[(x1x)3]=(x1x)(x1x3)x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2 - 3x + \dfrac{3}{x}\\[1em] = x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2 \times x \times \dfrac{1}{x} - 3x + \dfrac{3}{x}\\[1em] = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)^2 - 3\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)\\[1em] = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)\Big[\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big) - 3\Big]\\[1em] = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} - 3\Big)

Hence, x2+1x223x+3x=(x1x)(x1x3)x^2 + \dfrac{1}{x^2} - 2 - 3x + \dfrac{3}{x} = \Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x}\Big)\Big(x - \dfrac{1}{x} - 3\Big).

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