Solving for Y in c=2x^2-xy+2y^2

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Hi, I am trying to solve for Y in the equation:

c = 2x^2 - xy + 2y^2

Thank you!
 
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shle said:
Hi, I am trying to solve for Y in the equation:

c = 2x^2 - xy + 2y^2

Thank you!

It's a quadratic in $y$. Do you know how to solve such problems?
 
Google "The quadratic formula" or "completeing the square"
 

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