document.write( "Question 171465: Simplify:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #126652 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2Ay%2A%28y%2B1%29%2A%28y-4%29%29%2F%282%2A2%2Ay%2A%28y%2B2%29%2A%28y-4%29%29\" Factor \"4y%5E3-8y%5E2-32y\" to get \"2%2A2%2Ay%2A%28y%2B2%29%2A%28y-4%29\".\r
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