SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation: {{{ y=(y-2)^.5+2 }}} im confused because (y) is on both of the sides of the equation. please help.

Question 29769: please help me solve this equation:
im confused because (y) is on both of the sides of the equation. please help.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

subtract 2 from both sides

looking at this, it says something equals it's own square root
If I let y = 3, then
which is true
If I let y = 2, then
which is true
square both sides

factoring

This can be true if y = 2 or y = 3
which is what I saw by observation
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