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Factor -y^4-8*y^2-8 squared

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   4      2    
- y  - 8*y  - 8
$$\left(- y^{4} - 8 y^{2}\right) - 8$$
-y^4 - 8*y^2 - 8
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$\left(- y^{4} - 8 y^{2}\right) - 8$$
To do this, let's use the formula
$$a y^{4} + b y^{2} + c = a \left(m + y^{2}\right)^{2} + n$$
where
$$m = \frac{b}{2 a}$$
$$n = \frac{4 a c - b^{2}}{4 a}$$
In this case
$$a = -1$$
$$b = -8$$
$$c = -8$$
Then
$$m = 4$$
$$n = 8$$
So,
$$8 - \left(y^{2} + 4\right)^{2}$$
General simplification [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2
Factorization [src]
/         _____________\ /         _____________\ /         _____________\ /         _____________\
|        /         ___ | |        /         ___ | |        /         ___ | |        /         ___ |
\x + I*\/  4 - 2*\/ 2  /*\x - I*\/  4 - 2*\/ 2  /*\x + I*\/  4 + 2*\/ 2  /*\x - I*\/  4 + 2*\/ 2  /
$$\left(x - i \sqrt{4 - 2 \sqrt{2}}\right) \left(x + i \sqrt{4 - 2 \sqrt{2}}\right) \left(x + i \sqrt{2 \sqrt{2} + 4}\right) \left(x - i \sqrt{2 \sqrt{2} + 4}\right)$$
(((x + i*sqrt(4 - 2*sqrt(2)))*(x - i*sqrt(4 - 2*sqrt(2))))*(x + i*sqrt(4 + 2*sqrt(2))))*(x - i*sqrt(4 + 2*sqrt(2)))
Numerical answer [src]
-8.0 - y^4 - 8.0*y^2
-8.0 - y^4 - 8.0*y^2
Rational denominator [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2
Assemble expression [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2
Powers [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2
Combining rational expressions [src]
      2 /      2\
-8 + y *\-8 - y /
$$y^{2} \left(- y^{2} - 8\right) - 8$$
-8 + y^2*(-8 - y^2)
Common denominator [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2
Combinatorics [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2
Trigonometric part [src]
      4      2
-8 - y  - 8*y 
$$- y^{4} - 8 y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^4 - 8*y^2