Question 622283
Hello, 
Let's expand this out (y-6)(y+1)=-12 to get:
y^2-5y-6=-12
Add 12 to get:
y^2-5y+6=0
Factor this:
(y-2)(y-3)=0
Solve for y:
y=2
y=3
Make sense?
RJ
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