How do you factor $25 y^{2} - 10 y + 1$ $25y^2-10y+1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-17T05:03:41

${(5 y - 1)}^{2}$ $(5y-1)^2$

$25 y^{2} - 10 y + 1$ $25y^2-10y+1$

Factorise.

$25 y^{2} - 5 y - 5 y + 1$ $25y^2-5y-5y+1$

$5 y (5 y - 1) - 1 (5 y - 1)$ $5y(5y-1)-1(5y-1)$

$(5 y - 1) (5 y - 1)$ $(5y-1)(5y-1)$

${(5 y - 1)}^{2}$ $(5y-1)^2$

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