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\left(y+2\right)x^{2}=\left(y-2\right)\left(4^{2}-x\right)
Variable y cannot be equal to any of the values -2,2 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(y-2\right)\left(y+2\right), the least common multiple of y-2,y+2.
yx^{2}+2x^{2}=\left(y-2\right)\left(4^{2}-x\right)
Use the distributive property to multiply y+2 by x^{2}.
yx^{2}+2x^{2}=\left(y-2\right)\left(16-x\right)
Calculate 4 to the power of 2 and get 16.
yx^{2}+2x^{2}=16y-yx-32+2x
Use the distributive property to multiply y-2 by 16-x.
yx^{2}+2x^{2}-16y=-yx-32+2x
Subtract 16y from both sides.
yx^{2}+2x^{2}-16y+yx=-32+2x
Add yx to both sides.
yx^{2}-16y+yx=-32+2x-2x^{2}
Subtract 2x^{2} from both sides.
\left(x^{2}-16+x\right)y=-32+2x-2x^{2}
Combine all terms containing y.
\left(x^{2}+x-16\right)y=-2x^{2}+2x-32
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(x^{2}+x-16\right)y}{x^{2}+x-16}=\frac{-2x^{2}+2x-32}{x^{2}+x-16}
Divide both sides by x^{2}-16+x.
y=\frac{-2x^{2}+2x-32}{x^{2}+x-16}
Dividing by x^{2}-16+x undoes the multiplication by x^{2}-16+x.
y=\frac{2\left(-x^{2}+x-16\right)}{x^{2}+x-16}
Divide -32+2x-2x^{2} by x^{2}-16+x.
y=\frac{2\left(-x^{2}+x-16\right)}{x^{2}+x-16}\text{, }y\neq -2\text{ and }y\neq 2
Variable y cannot be equal to any of the values -2,2.