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5y^{2}-9y=2
Subtract 9y from both sides.
5y^{2}-9y-2=0
Subtract 2 from both sides.
a+b=-9 ab=5\left(-2\right)=-10
To solve the equation, factor the left hand side by grouping. First, left hand side needs to be rewritten as 5y^{2}+ay+by-2. To find a and b, set up a system to be solved.
1,-10 2,-5
Since ab is negative, a and b have the opposite signs. Since a+b is negative, the negative number has greater absolute value than the positive. List all such integer pairs that give product -10.
1-10=-9 2-5=-3
Calculate the sum for each pair.
a=-10 b=1
The solution is the pair that gives sum -9.
\left(5y^{2}-10y\right)+\left(y-2\right)
Rewrite 5y^{2}-9y-2 as \left(5y^{2}-10y\right)+\left(y-2\right).
5y\left(y-2\right)+y-2
Factor out 5y in 5y^{2}-10y.
\left(y-2\right)\left(5y+1\right)
Factor out common term y-2 by using distributive property.
y=2 y=-\frac{1}{5}
To find equation solutions, solve y-2=0 and 5y+1=0.
5y^{2}-9y=2
Subtract 9y from both sides.
5y^{2}-9y-2=0
Subtract 2 from both sides.
y=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{\left(-9\right)^{2}-4\times 5\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 5}
This equation is in standard form: ax^{2}+bx+c=0. Substitute 5 for a, -9 for b, and -2 for c in the quadratic formula, \frac{-b±\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}.
y=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{81-4\times 5\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 5}
Square -9.
y=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{81-20\left(-2\right)}}{2\times 5}
Multiply -4 times 5.
y=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{81+40}}{2\times 5}
Multiply -20 times -2.
y=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±\sqrt{121}}{2\times 5}
Add 81 to 40.
y=\frac{-\left(-9\right)±11}{2\times 5}
Take the square root of 121.
y=\frac{9±11}{2\times 5}
The opposite of -9 is 9.
y=\frac{9±11}{10}
Multiply 2 times 5.
y=\frac{20}{10}
Now solve the equation y=\frac{9±11}{10} when ± is plus. Add 9 to 11.
y=2
Divide 20 by 10.
y=-\frac{2}{10}
Now solve the equation y=\frac{9±11}{10} when ± is minus. Subtract 11 from 9.
y=-\frac{1}{5}
Reduce the fraction \frac{-2}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.
y=2 y=-\frac{1}{5}
The equation is now solved.
5y^{2}-9y=2
Subtract 9y from both sides.
\frac{5y^{2}-9y}{5}=\frac{2}{5}
Divide both sides by 5.
y^{2}-\frac{9}{5}y=\frac{2}{5}
Dividing by 5 undoes the multiplication by 5.
y^{2}-\frac{9}{5}y+\left(-\frac{9}{10}\right)^{2}=\frac{2}{5}+\left(-\frac{9}{10}\right)^{2}
Divide -\frac{9}{5}, the coefficient of the x term, by 2 to get -\frac{9}{10}. Then add the square of -\frac{9}{10} to both sides of the equation. This step makes the left hand side of the equation a perfect square.
y^{2}-\frac{9}{5}y+\frac{81}{100}=\frac{2}{5}+\frac{81}{100}
Square -\frac{9}{10} by squaring both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction.
y^{2}-\frac{9}{5}y+\frac{81}{100}=\frac{121}{100}
Add \frac{2}{5} to \frac{81}{100} by finding a common denominator and adding the numerators. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.
\left(y-\frac{9}{10}\right)^{2}=\frac{121}{100}
Factor y^{2}-\frac{9}{5}y+\frac{81}{100}. In general, when x^{2}+bx+c is a perfect square, it can always be factored as \left(x+\frac{b}{2}\right)^{2}.
\sqrt{\left(y-\frac{9}{10}\right)^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{121}{100}}
Take the square root of both sides of the equation.
y-\frac{9}{10}=\frac{11}{10} y-\frac{9}{10}=-\frac{11}{10}
Simplify.
y=2 y=-\frac{1}{5}
Add \frac{9}{10} to both sides of the equation.