SOLUTION: HOw do you solve (y-4)^2=18

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Question 246232: HOw do you solve (y-4)^2=18
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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(y-4)^2=18
y-4=+-sqrt(18) take sqrt of each side.
y=4+-3sqrt(2)
y=4+3sqrt(2), y=4-3sqrt(2)
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Ed