SOLUTION: find the value of y x + 1/2 y=0

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Question 1154287: find the value of y
x + 1/2 y=0
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, math_helper:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you have exactly?

x%2B1%2F2y=0
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x%2B%281%2F2%29y=0
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%28x%2B1%29%2F%282y%29=0
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%28%28x%2B1%29%2F2%29y=0
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Answer by ikleyn(52817) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From this equation you CAN NOT find the value of y.

It is IMPOSSIBLE.

What you CAN do, is to find EXPRESSION of y via. x.



Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can solve for y:
x + (1/2)y = 0
Subtract x from both sides:
(1/2)y = -x
Multiply both sides by 2:
y = -2x