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\n" ); document.write( "my questin is on solving equations and formulas.If i could get a small refresher on how to do this i may can remenber how to explan this to her. the problem is:\r
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I am trying to help my daughter\r\n" );
document.write( "and it has ben 27 years since i had algebra.\r\n" );
document.write( "my questin is on solving equations and formulas.\r\n" );
document.write( "If i could get a small refresher on how to do \r\n" );
document.write( "this i may can remember how to explain this to \r\n" );
document.write( "her. the problem is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "16z + 4x = y for x\r\n" );
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document.write( "If i could get a detailed walk through i can help her.\r\n" );
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document.write( "thank you.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                          16z + 4x = y\r\n" );
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document.write( "Get rid of all terms on the left which do not contain x\r\n" );
document.write( "by adding their opposite to both sides.  We want to get \r\n" );
document.write( "rid of the 16z on the left so we will add -16z to both\r\n" );
document.write( "sides. So put -16z under both sides.  Put the -16z under\r\n" );
document.write( "the 16z.  On the right side put the -16z beyond the last\r\n" );
document.write( "term because there is no term in z on the right side:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                          16z + 4x = y\r\n" );
document.write( "                         -16z           -16z\r\n" );
document.write( "                       -----------------------\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now add vertically term by term:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                          16z + 4x = y\r\n" );
document.write( "                         -16z           -16z\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                4x = y - 15z\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we get rid of the coefficient of x, which is 4, by\r\n" );
document.write( "dividing both sides by 4:\r\n" );
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document.write( "                          16z + 4x = y\r\n" );
document.write( "                         -16z           -16z\r\n" );
document.write( "                       -----------------------\r\n" );
document.write( "                                4x = y - 15z\r\n" );
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document.write( "                              4x       y - 15z\r\n" );
document.write( "                             ----  =  ---------\r\n" );
document.write( "                               4          4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can cancel the 4's on the left,\r\n" );
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document.write( "                              1 \r\n" );
document.write( "                              4x       y - 15z\r\n" );
document.write( "                             ----  =  ---------\r\n" );
document.write( "                               4          4\r\n" );
document.write( "                               1 \r\n" );
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document.write( "                                        y - 15z\r\n" );
document.write( "                                x  =   ---------\r\n" );
document.write( "                                          4 \r\n" );
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