factoring a poly..?

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y^2(y+4)^3+y^3(y+4)^4

2006-10-11 14:03:31 · 3 answers · asked by feenz 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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GCF is always the smallest exponent on each different factor
therefore
y^2 * (y + 4)^ 3 is the GCF
factoring out this leaves
[ 1 + y (y + 4)]

which reduces to
y^2 (y + 4)^3 * ( y^2 + 4y + 1)

OK?

2006-10-11 14:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

y^2(y+4)^3[1 + y(y+4)]
= y^2(y+4)^3(y^2+4y+1)

2006-10-11 21:17:41 · answer #2 · answered by Isaac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

first you gots to unfactor it

2006-10-11 21:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by Poncho Rio 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋