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

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The solution

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   2            2
- y  - y*q - 4*q 
$$- 4 q^{2} + \left(- q y - y^{2}\right)$$
-y^2 - y*q - 4*q^2
Factorization [src]
/      /         ____\\ /      /        ____\\
|    y*\-1 + I*\/ 15 /| |    y*\1 + I*\/ 15 /|
|q - -----------------|*|q + ----------------|
\            8        / \           8        /
$$\left(q - \frac{y \left(-1 + \sqrt{15} i\right)}{8}\right) \left(q + \frac{y \left(1 + \sqrt{15} i\right)}{8}\right)$$
(q - y*(-1 + i*sqrt(15))/8)*(q + y*(1 + i*sqrt(15))/8)
General simplification [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$- 4 q^{2} + \left(- q y - y^{2}\right)$$
Let us write down the identical expression
$$- 4 q^{2} + \left(- q y - y^{2}\right) = - \frac{15 y^{2}}{16} + \left(- 4 q^{2} - q y - \frac{y^{2}}{16}\right)$$
or
$$- 4 q^{2} + \left(- q y - y^{2}\right) = - \frac{15 y^{2}}{16} - \left(2 q + \frac{y}{4}\right)^{2}$$
Combinatorics [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y
Numerical answer [src]
-y^2 - 4.0*q^2 - q*y
-y^2 - 4.0*q^2 - q*y
Powers [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y
Common denominator [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y
Combining rational expressions [src]
     2             
- 4*q  + y*(-q - y)
$$- 4 q^{2} + y \left(- q - y\right)$$
-4*q^2 + y*(-q - y)
Rational denominator [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y
Assemble expression [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y
Trigonometric part [src]
   2      2      
- y  - 4*q  - q*y
$$- 4 q^{2} - q y - y^{2}$$
-y^2 - 4*q^2 - q*y