SOLUTION: please help me solve this equation {{{ y2+7y+6=0 }}}

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Question 342883: please help me solve this equation +y2%2B7y%2B6=0+
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y^2 + 7y + 6 = 0
(y + 1)(y + 6) = 0
Set each factor to zero and solve for y.

y + 1 = 0
y = -1
y + 6 = 0
y = -6
Answers: y = -1 and y = -6