SOLUTION: If y = 1/(x+1), then what is x in terms of y?

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Question 467816: If y = 1/(x+1), then what is x in terms of y?
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1
----- = y , solve for x
x + 1

1 = y(x + 1) {multiplied both sides by x + 1}

1
-- = x + 1 {divided both sides by y}
y

1
-- - 1 = x {subtracted 1 from both sides}
y

1 - y
------ = x {got common denominator and combined the terms on left side}
y

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