i cant seem to get the answer that the teacher gave us which is 5y^2-11y

The problem is simplify:
2y^2-y[3-2(y-4)-y]

how did he get that answer?

User Icon for jim jim answered
15 years ago

2y^2-y(3-2(y-4)-y)

Get rid of the inner brackets:

2y^2 - y(3 - 2y + 8 -y)

Multiply the y into the brackets:

2y^2 - (3y - 2y^2 + 8y - y^2)

2y^2 - 3y + 2y^2 - 8y + y^2

Now collect the terms together.

User Icon for Jaison Jaison answered
15 years ago

Thanks

User Icon for jim jim answered
15 years ago

You're welcome!

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To simplify the expression 2y^2 - y[3 - 2(y - 4) - y], we will follow the order of operations, which is commonly referred to as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction).

Let's break it down step by step:

Step 1: Simplify the expression inside the square brackets [ ]:
Inside the square brackets [ ], there is a subtraction operation (3 - 2(y - 4) - y).
To simplify this, apply the distributive property by multiplying -2 to both y and -4:
3 - 2y + 8 - y

Combine like terms:
(3 + 8) - (2y + y)
11 - 3y

Step 2: Expand the expression by distributing y in front of the square brackets [ ]:
2y^2 - y(11 - 3y)

Apply the distributive property again:
2y^2 - 11y + 3y^2

Step 3: Combine like terms:
2y^2 + 3y^2 - 11y

Step 4: Simplify further:
5y^2 - 11y

So the final answer is 5y^2 - 11y.