What is factor y^2+2y-8 ?

The solution to factor y^2+2y-8 is (y-2)(y+4)

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factor y^2+2y-8

factor

y^{2} + 2 y - 8

(y - 2) (y + 4)

Solution steps

y^{2} + 2 y - 8

Break the expression into groups

= (y^{2} - 2 y) + (4 y - 8)

Factor out

y

from

y^{2} - 2 y : y (y - 2)

Factor out

4

from

4 y - 8 : 4 (y - 2)

= y (y - 2) + 4 (y - 2)

Factor out common term

y - 2

= (y - 2) (y + 4)

\frac{3}{2} \times (- 4)

(- 5.7) (- 0.04)

9 - 28

\frac{3}{4} \times 9

3 (x - 8 - 2) (10 - x) 4 (x - 1)