Question

Factor the Trinomial.

y^2−16y+60

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To factor the trinomial y^2 - 16y + 60, we need to find two numbers that multiply to 60 (the constant term) and add up to -16 (the coefficient of the middle term).

The two numbers are -10 and -6, because (-10) * (-6) = 60 and (-10) + (-6) = -16.

Therefore, we can rewrite the trinomial as:
y^2 - 10y - 6y + 60

Now, we can factor by grouping:
y(y - 10) - 6(y - 10)
= (y - 10)(y - 6)

So, the factored form of the trinomial y^2 - 16y + 60 is (y - 10)(y - 6).