document.write( "Question 948711: How is it you can reorder this from: $\"+%285%2F2%29y=x%5E2+\"$ to $\"+x%5E2=%285%2F2%29y+\"$ I thought if you take something from one side you have to subtract. The way I would see it would be $\"+-x%5E2=-%285%2F2%29y+\"$ I think I misunderstand something. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "How is it you can reorder this from: $\"+%285%2F2%29y=x%5E2+\"$ to $\"+x%5E2=%285%2F2%29y+\"$ I thought if you take something from one side you have to subtract. The way I would see it would be $\"+-x%5E2=-%285%2F2%29y+\"$ I think I misunderstand something.
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All that was done was, the expressions were switched, just the same as switching: 
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document.write( "4 + 1 = 3 + 2    to     3 + 2 = 4 + 1.
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document.write( "If it was an inequality though, the inequality sign would not remain the same.
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document.write( "Additionally, your equation is correct, but you fail to realize that a negative, divided by a negative
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document.write( "results in a positive, so your expression,  is actually identical to:  \n" );
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