Answer
$y=6 ,-1$
Work Step by Step
Given: $y^2-6=5y$
Here, LCD: $y$
$\frac{y^2}{y}-\frac{6}{y}=\frac{(5y)}{y}$
$\implies y=5+\frac{6}{y}$
$\implies y^2=5y+6$
or, $y^2-5y-6=0$
$(y+1)(y-6)=0$
Solutions are: $y=6 ,-1$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 11 - Rational Expressions and Functions - 11-5 Solving Rational Equations - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 683: 11
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