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Given:


y^(2)(2 y-5)-8 y+20

To find:

The product of the expression.

Solution:


y^(2)(2 y-5)-8 y+20=y^(2)(2 y-5)+(-8 y+20)

Take out -4 as a common factor in Last two terms.


=y^(2)(2 y-5)-4(2 y-5)

Make sure the terms in both brackets must be same.

Take out common factor (2y - 5) from both terms.


=(2 y-5)(y^(2)-4)

4 can be written as 2².


=(2 y-5)\left(y^(2)-2^2\right)

Using the identity:
(a^2-b^2)=(a-b)(a+b)


=(2 y-5)(y-2)(y+2).

The product is
(2 y-5)(y-2)(y+2).

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