How do you factor $y= x^2 - 5x + 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-18T16:36:32

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We have, $y=x^2-5x+4$
Carrying out middle term factorization,we get,
$y$ = $x^2-4x-x+4$
Or, $y$ = $x(x-4)-1(x-4)$
Thus , $y=(x-1)(x-4)$

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