5. Rewriting Equations and Formulas
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Use the Distributive Property and the Properties of Equality.
Error: See solution.
Solution: x=y+6/2
Let's look at the given solution. The original solver of this equation decided to treat (y-x) as though it was a single unit rather than the variable y minus the variable x. To separate the variables, we need to use the Properties of Equality to fully isolate x.
LHS--12=RHS--12
.LHS /-2.=.RHS /-2.
Remove parentheses
LHS+x=RHS+x
.LHS /2.=.RHS /2.