Mister Exam

Factor -y^2-y-8 squared

An expression to simplify:

The solution

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