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Quadratics and Cubics, SMB-027

Solve the equation  `y^2-2y-3=0`  for `y`.  (2 marks)

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`y=3 \ text{or}\ -1`

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`y^2-2y-3` `=0`
`(y-3)(y+1)` `=0`

 
`:. y=3 \ text{or}\ -1`

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