SOLUTION: Please help! Factor equation. {{{ 4y^2 +12y - 9 = 0 }}} Thanks for your help!

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Question 37003This question is from textbook Algebra: Tools for a Changing World
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Factor equation.
+4y%5E2+%2B12y+-+9+=+0+
Thanks for your help! This question is from textbook Algebra: Tools for a Changing World

Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Unfortunately 4y^2 + 12y - 9 = 0 cannot be factored.
I suspect, however, that you might have meant
4y^2 + 12y + 9 = 0 which can be factored as
(2y + 3)(2y + 3) = 0 and
y = -3/2 (double root)