document.write( "Question 478652: Let x and y be integers. If (xy)/(x+y) = -1, what is the value of 2x + 3y + x/y to the nearest integer? choose the answer and explain the reason to choose your response
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Let x and y be integers. If (xy)/(x+y) = -1, what is the value of 2x + 3y + x/y to the nearest integer? choose the answer and explain the reason to choose your response
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28xy%29%2F%28x%2By%29\" = -1
\n" ); document.write( "xy = -1(x+y)
\n" ); document.write( "xy = -x - y
\n" ); document.write( "xy + x = -y
\n" ); document.write( "factor out x
\n" ); document.write( "x(y+1) = -y
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"%28-y%29%2F%28y%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Find a value for y which will give an integer value for x
\n" ); document.write( "The only value would be y = -2
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"%28-%28-2%29%29%2F%28-2%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"2%2F%28-1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = -2
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\n" ); document.write( "Evaluate 2x + 3y + x/y, when x=-2, y=-2
\n" ); document.write( "2(-2) + 3(-2) + \"%28-2%29%2F%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "-4 - 6 + 1 = -9
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