Question

y^2+2y=8

Answer 1

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what are you asking?

Answer 2

Did you learn how to solve quadratic equations? Because it is a simple case of a quadratic equation. You have to apply the "quadratic formula" yo solve.

Answer 3

ditto ditto

Answer 4

it says to factor

Answer 5

subtract 8 from both sides first

Answer 6

y^2+2y=8

-8 -8

8-y^2+2y

(-4-y) (2-y)

-8+4y-2y+y^2

-8+2y-y^2

original answer

Answer 7

does this look correct?

Answer 8

lol stop with (-4 0 y)(2-y)

that's the factored form already

Answer 9

(-4 - y)(2-y)*

Answer 10

y^2+2y=8
y^2 + 2y -8 =0
(y+4)(y-2)=0
(y+4)=0 or (y-2)=0
Solve these 2 equation, can you?

Answer 11

thats where im stuck..i was told to solve for y

Answer 12

Basic equation....
(y+4)=0 or (y-2)=0
y+4-4 = 0-4 or y-2+2 =0+2
What do you get?

Answer 13

thanks

Answer 14

Welcome!