How do you factor y3+y2+2y+14?

1 Answer
Mar 5, 2018

(y+2.47595271)(y21.47595271y+5.6543891)

Explanation:

There are no rational roots.
There is no easy factorization as such.
The cubic equation has 1 real root that can be factored out.
That root is y=2.47595271.
So the factorization is :
(y+2.47595271)(y21.47595271y+5.6543891)
This can be found by a general method to solve cubic equa-
tions like Cardano's method or the substitution of Vieta.