Basic Math Examples

$2 x + y = y$

Step 1

Move all terms containing $y$ to the left side of the equation.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $y$ from both sides of the equation.

$2 x + y - y = 0$

Step 1.2

Combine the opposite terms in $2 x + y - y$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Subtract $y$ from $y$ .

$2 x + 0 = 0$

Step 1.2.2

Add $2 x$ and $0$ .

$2 x = 0$

Step 2

Divide each term in $2 x = 0$ by $2$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $2 x = 0$ by $2$ .

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{0}{2}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{0}{2}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{0}{2}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Divide $0$ by $2$ .

$x = 0$

Step 3

The variable $y$ got canceled.

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Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

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Interval Notation:

$(- \infty, \infty)$