document.write( "Question 117285: Solve for y:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y + 1/2 = -1/3 (x + 1/2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "y + 1/2 = -1/3x + 1/2 * -1/3
\n" ); document.write( "y + 1/2 = - 1/3x -2/6 (THIS SHOULD BE -1/6)
\n" ); document.write( "y + 1/2 - 1/2 = - 1/3 x - 2/6 - 1/2
\n" ); document.write( "y = - 1/3x + 10/12
\n" ); document.write( "y = - 1/3x + 5/6
\n" ); document.write( "y = - 1/3x / -1/3 + 5/6 / -1/3
\n" ); document.write( "y = x -15/6
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Algebra.Com's Answer #85307 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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Solve for y:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+1%2F2+=+-%281%2F3%29+%28x+%2B+1%2F2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+1%2F2+=+-%281%2F3%29x+%2B+%281%2F2%29+%2A+%28-1%2F3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+1%2F2+=+-+%281%2F3%29x+-+%282%2F6%29\"..........here you made mistake;\"+%281%2F2%29+%2A+%28-1%2F3%29=1%2A%28-1%29%2F%282%2A3%29=-%281%2F6%29\", so\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+%2B+1%2F2+=+-+%281%2F3%29x+-%281%2F6%29\"..........add \"-+1%2F2\" to the both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=++-+%281%2F3%29+x+-+1%2F6+-+1%2F2\"......for \"6\" and \"2\" common den. is \"6\"\r
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