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Determine whether (x-1) is a factor of the following polynomials:
(i) ` x ^(3) +5x^(2) -10 x +4`
(ii) ` x^(4) +5x^(2) -5x + 1`

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` therefore x-1 ` is not a factor of p(x)
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