Express x in terms of y where 3*x+17*y=-5
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Given the linear equation:
3*x+17*y = -5
Looking for similar summands in the left part:
3*x + 17*y = -5
Move the summands with the other variables
from left part to right part, we given:
$$3 x = - 17 y - 5$$
Divide both parts of the equation by 3
x = -5 - 17*y / (3)
We get the answer: x = -5/3 - 17*y/3
5 17*re(y) 17*I*im(y)
x1 = - - - -------- - ----------
3 3 3
$$x_{1} = - \frac{17 \operatorname{re}{\left(y\right)}}{3} - \frac{17 i \operatorname{im}{\left(y\right)}}{3} - \frac{5}{3}$$
x1 = -17*re(y)/3 - 17*i*im(y)/3 - 5/3