Mister Exam

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

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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   4    2    
- y  - y  - 8
$$\left(- y^{4} - y^{2}\right) - 8$$
-y^4 - y^2 - 8
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$\left(- y^{4} - y^{2}\right) - 8$$
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
$$a = -1$$
$$b = -1$$
$$c = -8$$
Then
$$m = \frac{1}{2}$$
$$n = - \frac{31}{4}$$
So,
$$- \left(y^{2} + \frac{1}{2}\right)^{2} - \frac{31}{4}$$
General simplification [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4
Factorization [src]
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$$\left(x + \left(2^{\frac{3}{4}} \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)} - 2^{\frac{3}{4}} i \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(2^{\frac{3}{4}} \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)} + 2^{\frac{3}{4}} i \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- 2^{\frac{3}{4}} \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)} + 2^{\frac{3}{4}} i \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- 2^{\frac{3}{4}} \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)} - 2^{\frac{3}{4}} i \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{31} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right)$$
(((x + 2^(3/4)*sin(atan(sqrt(31))/2) + i*2^(3/4)*cos(atan(sqrt(31))/2))*(x + 2^(3/4)*sin(atan(sqrt(31))/2) - i*2^(3/4)*cos(atan(sqrt(31))/2)))*(x - 2^(3/4)*sin(atan(sqrt(31))/2) + i*2^(3/4)*cos(atan(sqrt(31))/2)))*(x - 2^(3/4)*sin(atan(sqrt(31))/2) - i*2^(3/4)*cos(atan(sqrt(31))/2))
Rational denominator [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4
Common denominator [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4
Assemble expression [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4
Combining rational expressions [src]
      2 /      2\
-8 + y *\-1 - y /
$$y^{2} \left(- y^{2} - 1\right) - 8$$
-8 + y^2*(-1 - y^2)
Numerical answer [src]
-8.0 - y^2 - y^4
-8.0 - y^2 - y^4
Trigonometric part [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4
Combinatorics [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4
Powers [src]
      2    4
-8 - y  - y 
$$- y^{4} - y^{2} - 8$$
-8 - y^2 - y^4