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Question
$$y^2y = 16$$
Answer
This equation has no solution.
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} y^2y &= 16&& \text{move all terms to the left hand side } \\[1 em]y^3-16 &= 0&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
This polynomial has no rational roots that can be found using Rational Root Test.
Roots were found using qubic formulas.
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