Can we show $(x^2+1)(x+1)=(a^2+1)(a+1)$ has just one real root?
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Ref: R9108

Question

Prove that, if $a$ is real, the equation \[(x^2+1)(x+1)=(a^2+1)(a+1)\] has one and only one real root.