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More Solving Radical Expression Help!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[2y =\sqrt{5y+6}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

slove?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

contagious eh?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

square both sides: 4y^2 = 5y + 6 standard form: 4y^2 - 5y - 6 = 0 quadratic formula. check for validity of your roots.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

**extraneous roots.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i had a very weird answer with quadratic formula... when i squared 2y i only put 2y^2 silly me!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does y=?

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