document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=639304>Question 639304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I factor 25y^2 - 10y + 1? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I thought it was a perfect square trinomial, but that doesn't make sense because of the + 1. And I tried factoring it out by taking 5y out, but that doesn't match the answer in the back of my book. I don't know how they got that answer. The answer to the question is (5y - 1)^2. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402675 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aquyu214><B>aquyu214(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aquyu214><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=402675\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (5y)^2-2*(5y)*1+1^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "fit the model that a^2-2ab+b^2=(a-b)^2, that a here is 5y, b here is 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that the answer should be (5y-1)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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