SOLUTION: This is a quadratic equation: {{{y^2+8y=0}}}. Help please? I got it wrong.

SOLUTION: This is a quadratic equation: {{{y^2+8y=0}}}. Help please? I got it wrong.

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Question 8442: This is a quadratic equation: . Help please? I got it wrong.
Answer by drglass(89) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are several ways to solve this. If you use the quadratic equation the use a = 1, b = 8 and c = 0. You can also factor this. Notice that . Let's rewrite the equation as follows:
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We can factor one y from the expression:

This equation is true under two conditions. First, y = 0 and second, y = -8.
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