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Factor & solve please helppp my brain is mush i don’t remember anything

Factor & solve please helppp my brain is mush i don’t remember anything-example-1
User Arvind Haran
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This equation uses y and x so it cannot be factorised.

Let’s try the equation y^2 - 12y + 36 = 0

Look for two factors of 36 that add to -12.
This would be -6 and -6

(y - 6)(y - 6) = 0
(y - 6) must equal 0
y = 6
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