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yx+5=25
Square both sides of the equation.
yx+5-5=25-5
Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation.
yx=25-5
Subtracting 5 from itself leaves 0.
yx=20
Subtract 5 from 25.
\frac{yx}{y}=\frac{20}{y}
Divide both sides by y.
x=\frac{20}{y}
Dividing by y undoes the multiplication by y.
xy+5=25
Square both sides of the equation.
xy+5-5=25-5
Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation.
xy=25-5
Subtracting 5 from itself leaves 0.
xy=20
Subtract 5 from 25.
\frac{xy}{x}=\frac{20}{x}
Divide both sides by x.
y=\frac{20}{x}
Dividing by x undoes the multiplication by x.