SOLUTION: The problem is: y^3 + 2y^2 - 4y - 8 I know I am supposed to find the GCF, but I am not understanding what to do because there is not a common factor of y or 8. I don't think

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: The problem is: y^3 + 2y^2 - 4y - 8
I know I am supposed to find the GCF, but I am not understanding what to do because there is not a common factor of y or 8. I don't think I am understanding any of this. I think the GCF would be y but then there is the 8. I am not sure what to do. This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming you want to factor.

Start with the given expression

Group like terms

Factor out the GCF out of the first group. Factor out the GCF out of the second group

Since we have the common term , we can combine like terms

Factor to get

Group like terms

So factors to

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