#Help please

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surreal stratus
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would I just get rid of the fraction by multiplying by 4+y?

robust pewter
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multiply left side by 4 + y

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add y to the left side

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4x + 4yx + y = 3x^2

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4xy + y = 3x^2 - 4x

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then just factor out y and divide by the rest

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then you have y = ....

surreal stratus
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4x+xy=3x^2-y
4x-3x^2=-y(x+1)
y=(3x^2-4x)/(x+1)

robust pewter