Simple Equation

Yes, I’m an idiot. I tried the method where I multiply it by 6 to get rid of the fractions, but the answer I get is wrong. Any help is appriciated
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Answer #2
Thank you, I understood every step till you got to the, y^2 = 2/3 Hod did you get from 6y2 = 4y… To that?
Answer #3
Tell me the line.I can seem to understand about what part are you talking about
Sorry
Answer #4
Line 5, when you turned it into fractions
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Answer #6
Thank you, again. Is there any paticular name for this method?
Answer #7
multiply part one by the bottom of part two, vice versa then add the tops
Answer #8
No problem.Happy to help
I don’t know the name of the method though cause English isn’t my native language
Answer #9
Can anyone tell me what type of a problem this is?
Answer #10
First you are ‘rationalizing the denominator’, by removing the unknowns, then you are ‘rearranging’, at this point you should notice it’s a quadratic, so you simplify it down and factorize the quadratics to get the two roots.
Answer #11
i tried to edit my post earlier, but internet was lagging
its called cross multiplying i think