document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202755>Question 202755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Need help with this symbol manipulation problem please.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=2B+Ph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My try: 2B/Ph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=2B? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for h<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you see the phrase: \"solve for <some-variable-name>\" it means \"use Algebra to manipulate the equation until the variable is by itself on one side of the equation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In you problem it means: Manipulate S=2B+Ph until h is by itself. In other words we want the equation to look like:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = [some-expression]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[some-expression] = h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the h is already on the right side we will aim for:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[some-expression] = h<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get the h by itself we need to make the 2B and the P disappear, <b>using proper Algebra</b><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We'll start by subtracting 2B from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S - 2B = 2B + Ph - 2B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2B's on the right cancel giving:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S - 2B = Ph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We've made the \"2B\" disappear\" from the right side! Now we will do the same with the \"P\". We can't, however, subtract \"P\" because \"P\" and \"Ph\" are <b>not</b> like terms! We can divide both sides by \"P\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28S+-+2B%29%2FP+=+%28Ph%29%2FP ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28S+-+2B%29%2FP+=+%28Ph%29%2FP\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the right side the P's cancel:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28S+-+2B%29%2FP+=+h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28S+-+2B%29%2FP+=+h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Guess what? We're done! We have \"h\" by itself so we have \"solved for h\". </SPAN>\n" );
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