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Solve. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
(y + 9) (y + 4) = 0
y =

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Answer:
y = -9, -4

Explanation:

the given equation is asking whether a product of two terms is equal to zero, and it only could happen if at least one of the two terms is zero, it means:


y+9=0\\or\\y+4=0

And finally, trasposing the constants, we would get:


y=-9\\or\\y=-4

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