Question

factor
-16+17 (5-y^2) - (5-y^2)^2

Answer 1

Is this your question?
\(-16 + 17(5-y^2)-(5-y^2)^2\)

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Order of operations:
Which should you do first?

Answer 4

-16+17 right ?

Answer 5

Do you have a favorite acronym for order of operations?
PEDMAS; BEDMAS; Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sarah...?

Answer 6

If not, I suggest you pick one.
P - parenthesis - either do the operation inside the parenthesis if possible or distribute.