SOLUTION: y^9-y^5 or y to the ninth power minus y to the 5th power. Factor completely and check the answer by multiplication. Any help on this would be great.

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Question 290086: y^9-y^5 or y to the ninth power minus y to the 5th power. Factor completely and check the answer by multiplication. Any help on this would be great.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y^9-y^5 perfectly written.
y^9-y^5=y^5*(y^4-1)
check
y^5*(y^4-1)=
y^9-y^5
ok