Mister Exam

Other calculators

Expression simplification/ Factor perfect squares/ -y^2-4*y-3

Factor -y^2-4*y-3 squared

An expression to simplify:

The solution

You have entered [src] 
   2          
- y  - 4*y - 3
$$\left(- y^{2} - 4 y\right) - 3$$ 
-y^2 - 4*y - 3
Factorization [src] 
(x + 3)*(x + 1)
$$\left(x + 1\right) \left(x + 3\right)$$ 
(x + 3)*(x + 1)
General simplification [src] 
      2      
-3 - y  - 4*y
$$- y^{2} - 4 y - 3$$ 
-3 - y^2 - 4*y
The perfect square
Let's highlight the perfect square of the square three-member
$$\left(- y^{2} - 4 y\right) - 3$$
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
$$a = -1$$
$$b = -4$$
$$c = -3$$
Then
$$m = 2$$
$$n = 1$$
So,
$$1 - \left(y + 2\right)^{2}$$
Numerical answer [src] 
-3.0 - y^2 - 4.0*y
-3.0 - y^2 - 4.0*y
Assemble expression [src] 
      2      
-3 - y  - 4*y
$$- y^{2} - 4 y - 3$$ 
-3 - y^2 - 4*y
Common denominator [src] 
      2      
-3 - y  - 4*y
$$- y^{2} - 4 y - 3$$ 
-3 - y^2 - 4*y
Powers [src] 
      2      
-3 - y  - 4*y
$$- y^{2} - 4 y - 3$$ 
-3 - y^2 - 4*y
Combinatorics [src] 
-(1 + y)*(3 + y)
$$- \left(y + 1\right) \left(y + 3\right)$$ 
-(1 + y)*(3 + y)
Combining rational expressions [src] 
-3 + y*(-4 - y)
$$y \left(- y - 4\right) - 3$$ 
-3 + y*(-4 - y)
Trigonometric part [src] 
      2      
-3 - y  - 4*y
$$- y^{2} - 4 y - 3$$ 
-3 - y^2 - 4*y
Rational denominator [src] 
      2      
-3 - y  - 4*y
$$- y^{2} - 4 y - 3$$ 
-3 - y^2 - 4*y
    © Mister Exam – Calculator