Mister Exam

Factor polynomial y^2-1

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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y  - 1
$$y^{2} - 1$$
y^2 - 1
Factorization [src]
(x + 1)*(x - 1)
$$\left(x - 1\right) \left(x + 1\right)$$
(x + 1)*(x - 1)
Combinatorics [src]
(1 + y)*(-1 + y)
$$\left(y - 1\right) \left(y + 1\right)$$
(1 + y)*(-1 + y)
Numerical answer [src]
-1.0 + y^2
-1.0 + y^2