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

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The solution

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 4      2    
y  + 4*y  - 2
$$\left(y^{4} + 4 y^{2}\right) - 2$$
y^4 + 4*y^2 - 2
General simplification [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$\left(y^{4} + 4 y^{2}\right) - 2$$
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
$$a = 1$$
$$b = 4$$
$$c = -2$$
Then
$$m = 2$$
$$n = -6$$
So,
$$\left(y^{2} + 2\right)^{2} - 6$$
Factorization [src]
/         ___________\ /         ___________\ /       ____________\ /       ____________\
|        /       ___ | |        /       ___ | |      /        ___ | |      /        ___ |
\x + I*\/  2 + \/ 6  /*\x - I*\/  2 + \/ 6  /*\x + \/  -2 + \/ 6  /*\x - \/  -2 + \/ 6  /
$$\left(x - i \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{6}}\right) \left(x + i \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{6}}\right) \left(x + \sqrt{-2 + \sqrt{6}}\right) \left(x - \sqrt{-2 + \sqrt{6}}\right)$$
(((x + i*sqrt(2 + sqrt(6)))*(x - i*sqrt(2 + sqrt(6))))*(x + sqrt(-2 + sqrt(6))))*(x - sqrt(-2 + sqrt(6)))
Rational denominator [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2
Common denominator [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2
Powers [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2
Numerical answer [src]
-2.0 + y^4 + 4.0*y^2
-2.0 + y^4 + 4.0*y^2
Combinatorics [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2
Combining rational expressions [src]
      2 /     2\
-2 + y *\4 + y /
$$y^{2} \left(y^{2} + 4\right) - 2$$
-2 + y^2*(4 + y^2)
Trigonometric part [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2
Assemble expression [src]
      4      2
-2 + y  + 4*y 
$$y^{4} + 4 y^{2} - 2$$
-2 + y^4 + 4*y^2