document.write( "Question 1205640: y = (3x) / (x + 2). \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #842574 by math_tutor2020(3816)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "It's not clear what your teacher wants here. \n" ); document.write( "Please post the full instructions.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since you posted this in the \"inverses\" section, I'll assume you want to find the inverse. \n" ); document.write( "To do so, we will swap x and y, and then solve for y. \n" ); document.write( "y = (3x)/(x+2) \n" ); document.write( "x = (3y)/(y+2) \n" ); document.write( "x(y+2) = 3y \n" ); document.write( "xy+2x = 3y \n" ); document.write( "2x = 3y-xy \n" ); document.write( "2x = y(3-x) \n" ); document.write( "(2x)/(3-x) = y \n" ); document.write( "y = (2x)/(3-x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the inverse of y = (3x)/(x+2) is y = (2x)/(3-x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = (2x)/(3-x) is equivalent to y = (-2x)/(x-3) when we factor -1 out of the denominator. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |