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document.write( "2/y+4=-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "   2/y + 4 = -8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract  4 from both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  2/y = -8 - (-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  2/y = -8 + 4 { while subtracting a number from a  negative  number,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     we should change the sign of the second number and add  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                     to the first number.    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      Here we want to subtract  -4  from -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                       then change the sign of  -4 and then add to -8 }\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2/y  =  -4   { here we are adding a positive number and a negative number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   then subtract the smaller number from the bigger number and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   put the sign of the bigger.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    Here we have  -8  and  4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    then first find 8 - 4 = 4 and put the sign of  8, which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      negative.}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now here we want to find out the value of y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we shopuld bring  y  to the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " so multiply both sides of the equation by  y . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>   y *  2/y  = y * -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>         2   =  -4y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now divide both sides of the equation ny  -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>       2/-4  =  -4y/-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>       1/-2  =   y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>         y   =  -1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "good  luck.\r<BR>\n" );
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