SOLUTION: y + 6(square root of y) = 16

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Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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y%2B6sqrt%28y%29=16 subtract y from each side
6sqrt%28y%29=16-y square both sides
36y=256-32y%2By%5E2 subtract 36y from each side
y%5E2-68y%2B256=0 quadratic in standard form and it can be factored:
%28x-64%29%28x-4%29=0
x=64
and
x=4
Hope this helps---ptaylor