SOLUTION: solve for y. 5y^2-11y+2=0

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Question 205236: solve for y. 5y^2-11y+2=0
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5y^2-11y+2=0
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Factoring the left:
(5y-1)(y-2) = 0
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Setting each term to zero (on the left) we have:
y = {1/5, 2}