document.write( "Question 309817: Question 309816: I am trouble solving the equation for y:
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\"x=+%285y-3%29%2F%28y%2B2%29\"
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document.write( "Put a 1 under the x\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%2F1=+%285y-3%29%2F%28y%2B2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cross-multiply:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%28y%2B2%29=1%285y-3%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Distribute:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"xy%2B2x=5y-3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate terms which contain y by adding \"-2x-5y\" to both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"xy-5y=-2x-3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out y on the left:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y%28x-5%29=-2x-3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by \"%28x-5%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28y%28x-5%29%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%29=%28-2x-3%29%2F%28%28x-5%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28y%2Across%28%28x-5%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28x-5%29%29%29=%28-2x-3%29%2F%28x-5%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y=%28-2x-3%29%2F%28x-5%29\"\r\n" );
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