SOLUTION: solve by factoring 2y^2+y-6=0

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Question 347526: solve by factoring
2y^2+y-6=0
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This we can be factored as:
(2x-3)(x+2)=0
Solve for x to get:
2x-3=0
Add 3 and divide by 2 to get:
x=2/3
The other is:
x=-2
(Hint: factor means 2 things being multiplied together.
Make sense?
RJ
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