SOLUTION: How do you completly factor 6y2 - 54, whats the answer?

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Question 150647: How do you completly factor 6y2 - 54, whats the answer?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6y%5E2-54 Start with the given expression


6%28y%5E2-9%29 Factor out the GCF 6


6%28y%5E2-3%5E2%29 Rewrite 9 as 3%5E2


6%28y%2B3%29%28y-3%29 Factor y%5E2-3%5E2 to get %28y%2B3%29%28y-3%29 through the use of difference of squares


So 6y%5E2-54 factors to 6%28y%2B3%29%28y-3%29