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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-10-26

Factor the trinomial:

\[ y^2 - 10y + 21 \]

Asked by mstheronn

Answer (2)

y 2 − 10 y + 21 → y 2 − 3 y − 7 y + 21 = = y ( y − 3 ) − 7 ( y − 3 ) = = ( y − 3 ) ( y − 7 ) ​

Answered by mariamikayla | 2024-06-10

To factor the trinomial y 2 − 10 y + 21 , we find two numbers that multiply to 21 and add to -10. The factored form is ( y − 3 ) ( y − 7 ) .
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Answered by mariamikayla | 2024-12-26