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Factoring Procedure for Structural Analysis

In your role as a technical mentor at a construction firm, you are helping a trainee simplify the expression $12y^2 - 75$ for a load-bearing calculation. The trainee is confused because the numbers 12 and 75 are not perfect squares. Describe the standard two-step procedure used to factor this expression completely. Your explanation must include the specific value of the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) that is extracted first and the exact name of the algebraic factoring pattern applied in the second step.

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