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Factor -y^4+y^2-4 squared

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The solution

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   4    2    
- y  + y  - 4
$$\left(- y^{4} + y^{2}\right) - 4$$
-y^4 + y^2 - 4
General simplification [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$\left(- y^{4} + y^{2}\right) - 4$$
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
$$a = -1$$
$$b = 1$$
$$c = -4$$
Then
$$m = - \frac{1}{2}$$
$$n = - \frac{15}{4}$$
So,
$$- \left(y^{2} - \frac{1}{2}\right)^{2} - \frac{15}{4}$$
Factorization [src]
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$$\left(x + \left(\sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(\sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)} + \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right) \left(x + \left(- \sqrt{2} \cos{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)} - \sqrt{2} i \sin{\left(\frac{\operatorname{atan}{\left(\sqrt{15} \right)}}{2} \right)}\right)\right)$$
(((x + sqrt(2)*cos(atan(sqrt(15))/2) + i*sqrt(2)*sin(atan(sqrt(15))/2))*(x + sqrt(2)*cos(atan(sqrt(15))/2) - i*sqrt(2)*sin(atan(sqrt(15))/2)))*(x - sqrt(2)*cos(atan(sqrt(15))/2) + i*sqrt(2)*sin(atan(sqrt(15))/2)))*(x - sqrt(2)*cos(atan(sqrt(15))/2) - i*sqrt(2)*sin(atan(sqrt(15))/2))
Powers [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4
Common denominator [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4
Combining rational expressions [src]
      2 /     2\
-4 + y *\1 - y /
$$y^{2} \left(1 - y^{2}\right) - 4$$
-4 + y^2*(1 - y^2)
Rational denominator [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4
Assemble expression [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4
Trigonometric part [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4
Numerical answer [src]
-4.0 + y^2 - y^4
-4.0 + y^2 - y^4
Combinatorics [src]
      2    4
-4 + y  - y 
$$- y^{4} + y^{2} - 4$$
-4 + y^2 - y^4