find 2 solutions..

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find 2 solutions..

anonymous · Answer

$$y ^{2}-19y ^{-1}+88=0$$

anonymous · Answer

$$y-19^{2}\over2$$ is what I have, as well as -9 over 4.. But idk if this is correct. ?

anonymous · Answer

are you sure the question is right?

anonymous · Answer

yeah. it says to find the 2 solutions for that equation.

anonymous · Answer

Because i am getting very complicated answers

anonymous · Answer

it could be one answer, I would just gave to enter the same answer twice. what are you getting?

anonymous · Answer

it got imaginary number and everything

anonymous · Answer

have you covered imaginary numbers yet?

anonymous · Answer

yeah a bit. It could be the answer.

anonymous · Answer

are you familiar with wolfram alpha?

anonymous · Answer

yeah I'm on it. I actually was trying to put this problem in by it wont let me do the -1 power.. Do you know how to type it in? ^-1 didn't work

anonymous · Answer

Hold on let me send you link

anonymous · Answer

k thanks

anonymous · Answer

anonymous · Answer

it came up as -19 over y... that might be why it's wrong.. it needs to be to the -1 power

anonymous · Answer

y^-1= 1/y

anonymous · Answer

ohh. :) i didn't know that.

anonymous · Answer

If you have negative exponent, you can send it so the denominator as a positive exponent

anonymous · Answer

nagative exponent in numertor can be written as postive in denominator