SOLUTION: 8. Solve for y: x = y / y + 1

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Question 56160This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra
: 8. Solve for y: x = y / y + 1 This question is from textbook Applied College Algebra

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8. Solve for y:
x=y%2F%28y%2B1%29
x%28y%2B1%29=y%28y%2B1%29%2F%28y%2B1%29
xy%2Bx=y
-xy%2Bxy%2Bx=y-xy
x=y-xy
x=y%281-x%29
x%2F%281-x%29=y%281-x%29%2F%281-x%29
x%2F%281-x%29=y
highlight%28y=x%2F%281-x%29%29
Happy Calculating!!!