Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{y - 8 y^{5} - y^{6}}{y}$

Step 1

Factor $y$ out of $y - 8 y^{5} - y^{6}$ .

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Step 1.1

Raise $y$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{y^{1} - 8 y^{5} - y^{6}}{y}$

Step 1.2

Factor $y$ out of $y^{1}$ .

$\frac{y \cdot 1 - 8 y^{5} - y^{6}}{y}$

Step 1.3

Factor $y$ out of $- 8 y^{5}$ .

$\frac{y \cdot 1 + y (- 8 y^{4}) - y^{6}}{y}$

Step 1.4

Factor $y$ out of $- y^{6}$ .

$\frac{y \cdot 1 + y (- 8 y^{4}) + y (- y^{5})}{y}$

Step 1.5

Factor $y$ out of $y \cdot 1 + y (- 8 y^{4})$ .

$\frac{y \cdot (1 - 8 y^{4}) + y (- y^{5})}{y}$

Step 1.6

Factor $y$ out of $y \cdot (1 - 8 y^{4}) + y (- y^{5})$ .

$\frac{y (1 - 8 y^{4} - y^{5})}{y}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $y$ .

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{y (1 - 8 y^{4} - y^{5})}{y}$

Step 2.2

Divide $1 - 8 y^{4} - y^{5}$ by $1$ .

$1 - 8 y^{4} - y^{5}$