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In this problem, we have been given two sets, a and b, and we need to show that a is not equal to b.
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Now, note that the set a is given to be the set containing the elements 1 and 2, and b is the set containing all the numbers x, says that x cubed minus 2x squared minus x plus 2 is equal to 0.
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Now, let us substitute x is equal to negative 1 in this expression over here.
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What we end up with is negative 1 cubed minus 2 times negative 1 squared plus, sorry, minus negative 1 plus 2.
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So let's calculate this.
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Negative 1 whole cubed is negative 1, minus 2 times negative 1 squared, that's 1.
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Minus of negative 1 is plus 1, and we have plus 2.
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So we end up with negative 1, negative 2, plus 1, plus 2...