solve:

y(squared)-144=0

please help, for like the other one, i have this on my final too.
Thank You!

4 answers

y^2-144=0

add 144 to the other side to get:

y^2=144

square root both sides

y=12
what if y were -12 :)
y=12 or y=-12

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Nasty quadratics.