Factor completely. n 4 - 1 (n2 + 1)(n - 1) (n + 1)2(n - 1)(n + 1) (n2 + 1)(n - 1)(n + 1)

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Ascientist has discovered an organism that produces five offspring exactly one hour after its own birth, and then goes on to live for one week without producing any additional offspring. each replicated organism also replicates at the same rate. at hour one, there is one organism. at hour two, there are five more organisms. how many total organisms are there at hour seven? 2,801 19,531 19,607 97.655

Roger could feed 5 walruses with 4 kilograms of fish. how many walruses could he feed with 7.2 kilograms of fish?