(-1+y)2y=8

Solution for (-1+y)2y=8 equation:

(-1+y)2y=8

We move all terms to the left:

(-1+y)2y-(8)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

(y-1)2y-8=0

We multiply parentheses

2y^2-2y-8=0

a = 2; b = -2; c = -8;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·2·(-8)
Δ = 68
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{68}=\sqrt{4*17}=\sqrt{4}*\sqrt{17}=2\sqrt{17}$
$y_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-2\sqrt{17}}{2*2}=\frac{2-2\sqrt{17}}{4}
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$y_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+2\sqrt{17}}{2*2}=\frac{2+2\sqrt{17}}{4}
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