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If $(y-5)^{2}=(y-9)^{2}$, what is the value of $y$ ?

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Expanding both sides, we have $y^{2}-10 y+25=y^{2}-18 y+81$.

Rearranging, we have $8 y=56$, so $y=7$.

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