Question
Simplify the expression
Solution
6y2+12y+20
Evaluate
y(6y+2)+5(2y+4)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
y(6y+2)
Apply the distributive property
y×6y+y×2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
y×6y
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
6y×y
Multiply the terms
6y2
6y2+y×2
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
6y2+2y
6y2+2y+5(2y+4)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
5(2y+4)
Apply the distributive property
5×2y+5×4
Multiply the numbers
10y+5×4
Multiply the numbers
10y+20
6y2+2y+10y+20
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Evaluate
2y+10y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+10)y
Add the numbers
12y
6y2+12y+20
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Factor the expression
Factor
2(3y2+6y+10)
Evaluate
y(6y+2)+5(2y+4)
Simplify
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Evaluate
y(6y+2)
Apply the distributive property
y×6y+y×2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
y×6y
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
6y×y
Multiply the terms
6y2
6y2+y×2
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
6y2+2y
6y2+2y+5(2y+4)
Simplify
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Evaluate
5(2y+4)
Apply the distributive property
5×2y+5×4
Multiply the terms
10y+5×4
Multiply the terms
10y+20
6y2+2y+10y+20
Add the terms
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Evaluate
2y+10y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+10)y
Add the numbers
12y
6y2+12y+20
Solution
2(3y2+6y+10)
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Find the roots
Find the roots of the algebra expression
y1=−1−321i,y2=−1+321i
Alternative Form
y1≈−1−1.527525i,y2≈−1+1.527525i
Evaluate
y(6y+2)+5(2y+4)
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
y(6y+2)+5(2y+4)=0
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Evaluate
y(6y+2)+5(2y+4)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
y(6y+2)
Apply the distributive property
y×6y+y×2
Multiply the terms
6y2+y×2
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
6y2+2y
6y2+2y+5(2y+4)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
5(2y+4)
Apply the distributive property
5×2y+5×4
Multiply the numbers
10y+5×4
Multiply the numbers
10y+20
6y2+2y+10y+20
Add the terms
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Evaluate
2y+10y
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(2+10)y
Add the numbers
12y
6y2+12y+20
6y2+12y+20=0
Substitute a=6,b=12 and c=20 into the quadratic formula y=2a−b±b2−4ac
y=2×6−12±122−4×6×20
Simplify the expression
y=12−12±122−4×6×20
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
122−4×6×20
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
4×6×20
Multiply the terms
24×20
Multiply the numbers
480
122−480
Evaluate the power
144−480
Subtract the numbers
−336
y=12−12±−336
Simplify the radical expression
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Evaluate
−336
Evaluate the power
336×−1
Evaluate the power
336×i
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
336
Write the expression as a product where the root of one of the factors can be evaluated
16×21
Write the number in exponential form with the base of 4
42×21
The root of a product is equal to the product of the roots of each factor
42×21
Reduce the index of the radical and exponent with 2
421
421×i
y=12−12±421×i
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
y=12−12+421×iy=12−12−421×i
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
y=12−12+421×i
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
12−12+421×i
Rewrite the expression
124(−3+21×i)
Cancel out the common factor 4
3−3+21×i
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−33−21×i
Simplify
−1+321i
y=−1+321i
y=−1+321iy=12−12−421×i
Simplify the expression
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Evaluate
y=12−12−421×i
Divide the terms
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Evaluate
12−12−421×i
Rewrite the expression
124(−3−21×i)
Cancel out the common factor 4
3−3−21×i
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−33+21×i
Simplify
−1−321i
y=−1−321i
y=−1+321iy=−1−321i
Solution
y1=−1−321i,y2=−1+321i
Alternative Form
y1≈−1−1.527525i,y2≈−1+1.527525i
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