SOLUTION: y = -2x- 1 if y =1?

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Question 1084331: y = -2x- 1 if y =1?
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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y+=+-2x-+1 if y+=1, we have
1=+-2x-+1
2x=+-1-+1
2x=+-2
x=+-2%2F2
x=+-1

Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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Are you asking to solve for x, given y=1?
y = -2x - 1 ,
1 = -2x - 1
2 = -2x —> x = -1