SOLUTION: Factor completely, or state that the polynomial is prime. I'm having trouble solving this problem 4y^5+40y^4+100y^3

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Question 693805: Factor completely, or state that the polynomial is prime. I'm having trouble solving this problem
4y^5+40y^4+100y^3
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find what is similar: all divisible by 4 and share y^3
4y%5E5%2B40y%5E4%2B100y%5E3+=+4y%5E3%28y%5E2%2B10y%2B25%29
Then factor within the parentheses
What factors of 25 have a sum of 10...
highlight_green%284y%5E3%28y%2B5%29%28y%2B5%29%29
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