Mister Exam

Factor -4*y^2-6*y+12 squared

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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- 4*y  - 6*y + 12
$$\left(- 4 y^{2} - 6 y\right) + 12$$
-4*y^2 - 6*y + 12
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$\left(- 4 y^{2} - 6 y\right) + 12$$
To do this, let's use the formula
$$a y^{2} + b y + c = a \left(m + y\right)^{2} + n$$
where
$$m = \frac{b}{2 a}$$
$$n = \frac{4 a c - b^{2}}{4 a}$$
In this case
$$a = -4$$
$$b = -6$$
$$c = 12$$
Then
$$m = \frac{3}{4}$$
$$n = \frac{57}{4}$$
So,
$$\frac{57}{4} - 4 \left(y + \frac{3}{4}\right)^{2}$$
General simplification [src]
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12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2
Factorization [src]
/          ____\ /          ____\
|    3   \/ 57 | |    3   \/ 57 |
|x + - - ------|*|x + - + ------|
\    4     4   / \    4     4   /
$$\left(x + \left(\frac{3}{4} - \frac{\sqrt{57}}{4}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\frac{3}{4} + \frac{\sqrt{57}}{4}\right)\right)$$
(x + 3/4 - sqrt(57)/4)*(x + 3/4 + sqrt(57)/4)
Rational denominator [src]
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12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2
Trigonometric part [src]
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12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2
Combining rational expressions [src]
2*(6 + y*(-3 - 2*y))
$$2 \left(y \left(- 2 y - 3\right) + 6\right)$$
2*(6 + y*(-3 - 2*y))
Powers [src]
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12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2
Common denominator [src]
              2
12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2
Combinatorics [src]
              2
12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2
Numerical answer [src]
12.0 - 4.0*y^2 - 6.0*y
12.0 - 4.0*y^2 - 6.0*y
Assemble expression [src]
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12 - 6*y - 4*y 
$$- 4 y^{2} - 6 y + 12$$
12 - 6*y - 4*y^2