SOLUTION: 4•3y + 5 sqrt (3y) - 21=0

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Question 1073158: 4•3y + 5 sqrt (3y) - 21=0
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4*3y + 5*sqrt(3y) - 21 = 0.


Introduce new variable x = sqrt(3y). Then your equations takes the form

4x%5E2+%2B+5x+-+21 = 0.

Apply the quadratic formula

x%5B1%2C2%5D = %28-5+%2B-+sqrt+%28%28-5%29%5E2+-4%2A4%2A%28-21%29%29%29%2F%282%2A4%29 = %28-5+%2B-+sqrt%28361%29%29%2F8 = %28-5+%2B-+19%29%2F8.


1.  x%5B1%5D = 14%2F8 = 7%2F4  --->  sqrt%283y%29 = 7%2F4  --->  3y = %287%2F4%29%5E2 = 49%2F16  --->  y = 49%2F%283%2A16%29 = 49%2F48.


2.  x%5B2%5D = -24%2F8 = -3  --->  sqrt%283y%29 = -3  --->  3y = %28-3%29%5E2 = 9  --->  y = 9%2F3 = 3.


The root y = 49%2F48 satisfies the original equation.

The root y = 3 does not satisfy. It is EXTRANEOUS root (it is not the solution).

Answer. y = 49%2F48.


There is another way to solve the original equation by isolating the term 5%2Asqrt%283y%29 and then squaring both sides.

It should lead to the same result.



Plot y = 4%2A3x+%2B+5%2Asqrt%283x%29+-+21