Question

(y+3)^1/2 = 2y^1/4 this question has me totally stumped

Answer 1

What are you supposed to do with it?

Answer 2

find what y is equal to

Answer 3

Raise both sides to the 4th power.

Answer 4

i did that opened parenthesis and got y^2 + 6y + 9 = 2y
then y^2 + 4y + 9 = 0
now is where i can confused if i have done anything wrong since technically the answer should be in radical form right?

Answer 5

i mean have imaginary numbers