is the last term a prefect square
24y if so factor it
To determine if the last term, 24y, is a perfect square, we need to check if the coefficient of 'y' (which is 24) is a perfect square.
To do this, we find the square root of 24: √24 ≈ 4.89897948557
Since the square root of 24 is not a whole number, 24 is not a perfect square. Therefore, the last term, 24y, is not a perfect square.
However, if there was a perfect square term, we would follow these steps to factor it:
1. Identify the perfect square term. For example, if we had 25y, 25 would be the perfect square term.
2. Write the square root of the perfect square term. For example, the square root of 25 is 5.
3. Use the square root value obtained in step 2 and write it as a factor twice. For example, 5 would be written as (5)(5).
4. Complete factoring the entire expression, including other terms if present, using appropriate grouping or distribution techniques.
Since the last term, 24y, is not a perfect square, we do not need to factor it in this case.