Answer:
(a) y = 2/3x + 5/3
(b) y = 1/3
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) Make y the subject of 3y - 2x = 5
3y - 2x = 5
+ 2x + 2x ==> isolate the variable y, by adding 2x to both sides
3y = 2x + 5 ==> divide both sides by three
/3 /3
y = 2/3x + 5/3 ==> y now becomes the subject, or our final answer
(b) Using 3y - 2x = 5 or y = 2/3x + 5/3, find the value of y when x= -2
y = 2/3x + 5/3
y = 2/3(-2) + 5/3 ==> substitute -2 for x
y = -4/3 + 5/3 ==> add the fractions
y = 1/3 ==> the value of y, our final answer
OR
3y - 2x = 5
3y - 2(-2) = 5 ==> substitute -2 for x
3y - (-4) = 5
3y + 4 = 5 ==> --4 makes a +4, the subtract 4 (-4) from both sides
- 4 - 4
3y = 1 ==> divide both sides by 3
/3 /3
y = 1/3 ==> your final answer
Hope this helps!
