document.write( "Question 363319: How do you transform this equation to isolate x ?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x / (x +y) = c\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If I multiply each side by (x +y), I get:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = cx + cy
\n" ); document.write( "then I can subtract cx from both sides:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x - cx = cy\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But I still can't get x by itself. ???
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+-+cx+=+cy\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%281+-+c%29+=+cy\" Factor out the GCF 'x'.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28cy%29%2F%281-c%29\" Divide both sides by \"1-c\" to isolate x.\r
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