SOLUTION: How do you factor completly 5y^8 - 125, whats the factored answer?

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Question 150638: How do you factor completly 5y^8 - 125, whats the factored answer?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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5y%5E8-125 Start with the given expression


5%28y%5E8-25%29 Factor out the GCF 5


5%28%28y%5E4%29%5E2-5%5E2%29 Rewrite y%5E8-25 as %28y%5E4%29%5E2-5%5E2


5%28y%5E4-5%29%28y%5E4%2B5%29 Factor %28y%5E4%29%5E2-5%5E2 to get %28y%5E4-5%29%28y%5E4%2B5%29