Prove that $|1-x+x^2+x^3| \le \frac{1-|x|^4} {1-|x|}$

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Prove that$$|1-x+x^2+x^3| \le \frac{1-|x|^4} {1-|x|}$$

I see that I should use the triangle inequality to solve for this, but I am not sure how to go about doing so.

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Hint: $|1 - x + x^2 + x^3| \le 1 + |x| + |x|^2 + |x|^3$.