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Mar 11, 2017

If I got it right...

Explanation:

I think you want to find y in:
#36y^2-25=0#
First rearrange:
#36y^2=25#
#y^2=25/36#
And finally:
#y=+-sqrt(25/36)=+-sqrt(25)/sqrt(36)=+-5/6#

That it is indeed equal to #+-8.bar3#

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