<PRE><B>Question 640249</B>
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You aren&#39;t doing anything wrong except for your inability to interpret the results.


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -4(6y\ -\ 5)\ =\ 23\ -\ 3(8y\ +\ 1)]


and


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 0\,\cdot\,y\ =\ 0]


are indeed mathematically equivalent statements.


So you have to ask yourself, &quot;What real number values can I substitute for *[tex \LARGE y] in *[tex \LARGE 0\,\cdot\,y\ =\ 0] so that it remains a true statement?  And the answer is &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;all of them!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;


The solution set to your original equation is thus *[tex \LARGE \left{y\,\in\,\mathbb{R}\right}]


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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