document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132636>Question 132636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a/b=x-y/y-z<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96928 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=96928\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Fb=%28x-y%29%2F%28y-z%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Fb=%28x-y%29%2F%28y-z%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28y-z%29=b%28x-y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28y-z%29=b%28x-y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cross multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ay-az=bx-by ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ay-az=bx-by\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-az=bx-by-ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-az=bx-by-ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract ay from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-az-bx=-by-ay ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-az-bx=-by-ay\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract bx from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-az-bx=y%28-b-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-az-bx=y%28-b-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF \"y\" from the right side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-az-bx%29%2F%28-b-a%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-az-bx%29%2F%28-b-a%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-b-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-b-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-az-bx%29%2F%28-b-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-az-bx%29%2F%28-b-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%28az%2Bbx%29%29%2F%28-b-a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%28az%2Bbx%29%29%2F%28-b-a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out -1 from the numerator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28-1%28az%2Bbx%29%29%2F%28-1%28b%2Ba%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28-1%28az%2Bbx%29%29%2F%28-1%28b%2Ba%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out -1 from the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=cross%28-1%29%28az%2Bbx%29%2Fcross%28-1%29%28b%2Ba%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=cross%28-1%29%28az%2Bbx%29%2Fcross%28-1%29%28b%2Ba%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the \"-1\" terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28az%2Bbx%29%2F%28b%2Ba%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28az%2Bbx%29%2F%28b%2Ba%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify </SPAN>\n" );
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