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Factorize:

y2 – 4y + 3

We have,



Now by using middle-term splitting, we get


= y2 – 3y - y + 3


= y (y - 3) - 1 (y - 3)


= (y - 3) (y - 1)


Hence,


The given expression can be factorized as:



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