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Factor -y^2-13*y*a-4*a^2 squared

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The solution

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   2               2
- y  - 13*y*a - 4*a 
$$- 4 a^{2} + \left(- a 13 y - y^{2}\right)$$
-y^2 - 13*y*a - 4*a^2
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$- 4 a^{2} + \left(- a 13 y - y^{2}\right)$$
Let us write down the identical expression
$$- 4 a^{2} + \left(- a 13 y - y^{2}\right) = \frac{153 y^{2}}{16} + \left(- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - \frac{169 y^{2}}{16}\right)$$
or
$$- 4 a^{2} + \left(- a 13 y - y^{2}\right) = \frac{153 y^{2}}{16} - \left(2 a + \frac{13 y}{4}\right)^{2}$$
Factorization [src]
/      /          ____\\ /      /         ____\\
|    y*\-13 + 3*\/ 17 /| |    y*\13 + 3*\/ 17 /|
|a - ------------------|*|a + -----------------|
\            8         / \            8        /
$$\left(a - \frac{y \left(-13 + 3 \sqrt{17}\right)}{8}\right) \left(a + \frac{y \left(3 \sqrt{17} + 13\right)}{8}\right)$$
(a - y*(-13 + 3*sqrt(17))/8)*(a + y*(13 + 3*sqrt(17))/8)
General simplification [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y
Numerical answer [src]
-y^2 - 4.0*a^2 - 13.0*a*y
-y^2 - 4.0*a^2 - 13.0*a*y
Powers [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y
Combinatorics [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y
Combining rational expressions [src]
     2                
- 4*a  + y*(-y - 13*a)
$$- 4 a^{2} + y \left(- 13 a - y\right)$$
-4*a^2 + y*(-y - 13*a)
Assemble expression [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y
Common denominator [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y
Rational denominator [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y
Trigonometric part [src]
   2      2         
- y  - 4*a  - 13*a*y
$$- 4 a^{2} - 13 a y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*a^2 - 13*a*y