y^2 - y^-4

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on Nov 13, 2024 at 9:17 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: y2y4{y}^{2} - {y}^{-4}

MathBot Answer:

y2y4=y21y4{y}^{2} - {y}^{-4} = y^{2} - \frac{1}{y^{4}}


Factored

y2y4=(y1)(y+1)(y2y+1)(y2+y+1)y4{y}^{2} - {y}^{-4} = \frac{\left(y - 1\right) \left(y + 1\right) \left(y^{2} - y + 1\right) \left(y^{2} + y + 1\right)}{y^{4}}