Factoring in real numbers: 2x ^ 2-8xy + 5Y ^ 2=

Factoring in real numbers: 2x ^ 2-8xy + 5Y ^ 2=

2x^2-8xy+5y^2
=2x^2-8xy+8y^2-8y^2+5y^2
=2(x^2-4xy+4y^2)-3y^2
=2(x-2y)^2-3y^2
=[√2(x-2y)-y√3][√2(x-2y)+y√3]
=(x√2-2y√2-y√3)(x√2-2y√2+y√3)