document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638955>Question 638955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3X+4Y+12= 0 Y ???? ?? ?????? ????? ??? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #402494 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><B>josh_jordan(263)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josh_jordan><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josh_jordan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=402494\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve for Y, we have to get Y by itself on one side of our equal sign.  So, for 3x + 4y + 12 = 0, first we can subtract 12 from both sides of our equal sign:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 4y + 12 - 12 = 0 - 12, giving us\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 4y = -12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, we can subtract 3x from both sides of our equal sign:  3x - 3x + 4y = -12 - 3x, giving us\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y = -12 - 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, we can get the y by itself by dividing both sides by 4:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This leaves us with\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The right side of our equal sign can be simplified, because we know that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-12+-+3x%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-12+-+3x%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same thing as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%2812%2F4%29+-+3x%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%2812%2F4%29+-+3x%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reducing this down results in our final answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final Answer: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+-3+-+3x%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+-3+-+3x%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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