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I have a question, i am 16 years and go 1st year in gymnasium (high school) and I'm stuck trying to get y alone in this thing here...

y-3/x=0

When i try and do it myself i end up always getting that y=3x ... and I dont know what I'm doing wrong..
Help is appriciated
 Nov 26, 2013
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y-3/x=0

I am assuming that you mean

y-(3/x)=0

Just add 3/x to both sides

y - 3/x + 3/x = 0 + 3/x

y = 3/x

Is that what you wanted?
 Nov 26, 2013
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what is 4 divided by x, subtract one
 Nov 26, 2013
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Melody:

y-3/x=0

I am assuming that you mean

y-(3/x)=0

Just add 3/x to both sides

y - 3/x + 3/x = 0 + 3/x

y = 3/x

Is that what you wanted?



Well, i discovered a problem, brackets aint in the problem when i got it... but its hard to write with the computer without brackets since it turns out wonrg... accroding to me

http://gyazo.com/407e19ed0fb481f0a7b1c4d8ebad4944

^^ Paint picture of the problem, amazing paint skills btw
 Nov 26, 2013
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Based on the picture all you have to do is multiply x on both sides.
Which would equal. y-3=x then you add 3
which gives you y=x+3.
 Nov 27, 2013
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y-3/x=0

Okay what you meant was
(y-3) / x = 0
The first thing that you need to recognise is that x cannot be equal to zero because you cannot divide by 0
then
multiply both sides by x and you get
y-3 = 0
so
y = 3 (where x is not equal to 0)

If you graphed this it would be a horizonal line through y=3 but there would be an open circle on (0,3) to show tht this point is not included.
 Nov 27, 2013

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