SOLUTION: Please help me with -2z-xy=x+7 solve for x

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Question 789433: Please help me with -2z-xy=x+7 solve for x
Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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-2z-xy=x+7
add xy to both sides of =
x+7 +xy = -2z
subtract 7 from both sides of =
x+xy = -2z -7
factor x out
x*(y+1) = -(2z+7)
divide (y+1) on both sides of =
x = -(2z+7) / (y+1)