SOLUTION: y x y =112 what is y?

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Question 639794: y x y =112 what is y?

Answer by josh_jordan(263) About Me  (Show Source):
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y x y = 112 =
y%5E2+=+112
to get y by itself, take the square root of both sides:
sqrt%28y%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28112%29
simplify the root by finding what, if any, products of 112 are perfect squares:
16 x 7 = 112, and 16 is a perfect square, so the square root of 112 reduces down to 4sqrt%287%29
FINAL ANSWER: y+=+4sqrt%287%29