SOLUTION: i need help with a math problem 2zy over y2 equals 14 over y

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Question 288955: i need help with a math problem 2zy over y2 equals 14 over y
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's write this 2zy over y2 equals 14 over y as:
2zy/y2=14/y (I take it that y2 is y to the second power?)If so then multiply both sides by y^2 to get:
2zy=14y Divide both sides by 2y to get:
z=7
There you go. Make sense?
RJ
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