Precalculus Examples

$3 y + 5 = 0$

Step 1

Subtract $5$ from both sides of the equation.

$3 y = - 5$

Step 2

Divide each term in $3 y = - 5$ by $3$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $3 y = - 5$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 y}{3} = \frac{- 5}{3}$

Step 2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 2.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 y}{3} = \frac{- 5}{3}$

Step 2.2.1.2

Divide $y$ by $1$ .

$y = \frac{- 5}{3}$

$y = \frac{- 5}{3}$

$y = \frac{- 5}{3}$

Step 2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$y = - \frac{5}{3}$

$y = - \frac{5}{3}$

$y = - \frac{5}{3}$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$y = - \frac{5}{3}$

Decimal Form:

$y = - 1.\overline{6}$

Mixed Number Form:

$y = - 1 \frac{2}{3}$

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