SOLUTION: if y squared equals 5y what does y equal

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Question 9762: if y squared equals 5y what does y equal
Answer by askmemath(368) About Me  (Show Source):
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y^2 = 5y
y^2-5y = 0
Taking y common y(y-5)= 0
Implies that either y = 0 or y =5