SOLUTION: The variables x and y are related by the following equation: x = 3y2 - 5 If x = 103, what positive value of y makes this an equality?

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Question 249243: The variables x and y are related by the following equation: x = 3y2 - 5
If x = 103, what positive value of y makes this an equality?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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103=3y^2-5
108=3y^2
36=y^2
6=y
y>6