y=(x+3)*(x+24)
solve for x
1) divide both sides by (x+24) giving
y/(x+24)=(x+3)
2) subtrace 3 from both sides giving
y/(x+24)-3=x
there!
Bob Brown
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>I can't remember how to solve this problem
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>y=(x+3)*(x+24)
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>if you have y, how do you solve for x
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