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  • May 6, 2012, 02:54 PM
    brosh4
    Solve a "quadratic type" equation
    3y4 = 28y2 - 9
  • May 7, 2012, 06:02 AM
    ebaines
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by brosh4 View Post
    3y4 = 28y2 - 9

    I'm assuming you mean this:



    Start by substituting a new variable for y^2. If we let w = y^2, then this becomes



    You can rearrange to get this into a standard quadratic form, then use the quadratic formula to solve for w. There will be two soultions for w. Then finally y = sqrt(w), but be careful to check whether both positive and negative values of sqrt(w) work in the original equation.

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