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SOLVE THESE QUESTION:Make P The Subject Of The Formula In: M=wp+1/3yp^2

User Thaking
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The first thing I would do is to multiply everything by 3 to get rid of the fraction:

3M = 3wp + yp²

We can then take the 3M over to the other side to leave a quadratic equation:

yp² +3wp - 3M = 0

The easiest way to solve this for p is to use the quadratic formula:

p = ± (√(9w²+12yM))/2y
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