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BIG IDEAS MATH 4.4

Factor y3−5y2+6y−30 completely

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Answer:

(y -5)(y -i√6)(y +i√6)

Explanation:

The expression can be factored by grouping:

(y^3 -5y^2) +(6y -30) = y^2(y -5) +6(y -5) = (y^2 +6)(y -5)

The quadratic factor is the difference of squares, if you consider -6 to be a square. In that view, it can be factored as ...

y^2 +6 = (y -i√6)(y +i√6)

Then the complete factorization is ...

(y -5)(y -i√6)(y +i√6)

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