Question #5c9dd

2 Answers
Jan 18, 2018

See below

Explanation:

Divide both sides by -1 to cancel out the negative sign on the y

#(-y)/-1=(5x)/-1#

#y=-5x#

Jan 18, 2018

By multiplying both sides by #-1#.

Explanation:

You multiple both sides by #-1#.

#-y = 5x#
#-1(-y) = -1(5x)#
#y = -5x#

As you can see, #y# is now positive.