Kevin C. answered 05/20/14
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Again we have a perfect square.
Same process: y2 - 2/3y + 1/9 = 0 (How do we know that this is a perfect square? Take 1/2 of 2/3 = 1/3, square that and we get 1/9)
y2 - 2/3y + 1/9 = 0
(y - 1/3)2 = 0
|y - 1/3| = 0
So y = 1/3, Since this is a perfect square, we have 2 roots, both are equal to 1/3 multiplicity of 2.