rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x.
2x = -3y + 10
add 3y to each side
subtract 2x from each side.
divide each side by 3
thanks...how do you know to add 3y to each side first?
You didn't have to, but I like to get y positive first. If you didn't do that, you would have divided both sides by -3
i got y = -2x + 10/3....is that right?
no, you did not divide the x term by 3
To rewrite the equation so that y is a function of x, we need to isolate y on one side of the equation.
Starting with the given equation:
2x = -3y + 10
First, let's move the constant term 10 to the other side by subtracting 10 from both sides:
2x - 10 = -3y
Next, let's divide both sides of the equation by -3 to isolate y:
(2x - 10)/(-3) = y
This simplifies to:
y = (10 - 2x)/3
Therefore, the equation y = (10 - 2x)/3 represents y as a function of x.