SOLUTION: Express x in terms of y given: (y/x-3) = 3/x-y so x = ? Thanks

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Question 1022031: Express x in terms of y given:
(y/x-3) = 3/x-y
so x = ?
Thanks
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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(y/x-3) = 3/x-y
:
(y/x) - 3 = (3/x) - y
:
multiply both sides of = by x
:
y - 3x = 3 - yx
:
-3x + yx = 3 - y
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x(y - 3) = (3 - y)
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x = (3 -y / (y - 3)
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x = -(y - 3) / (y - 3)
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x = -1
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