SOLUTION: y-5=4sqrt y Need to solve for y and determine if there is an extraneous solution. I cannot seem to figure this out.

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Question 340356: y-5=4sqrt y
Need to solve for y and determine if there is an extraneous solution. I cannot seem to figure this out.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y-5=4sqrt%28y%29
%28y-5%29%5E2=16y
y%5E2-10y%2B25=16y
y%5E2-26y%2B25=0
%28y-1%29%28y-25%29=0
Two solutions:
y-1=0
highlight%28y=1%29
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y-25=0
highlight%28y=25%29