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y\left(x-1\right)=x+1
Variable x cannot be equal to 1 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by x-1.
yx-y=x+1
Use the distributive property to multiply y by x-1.
yx-y-x=1
Subtract x from both sides.
yx-x=1+y
Add y to both sides.
\left(y-1\right)x=1+y
Combine all terms containing x.
\left(y-1\right)x=y+1
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(y-1\right)x}{y-1}=\frac{y+1}{y-1}
Divide both sides by y-1.
x=\frac{y+1}{y-1}
Dividing by y-1 undoes the multiplication by y-1.
x=\frac{y+1}{y-1}\text{, }x\neq 1
Variable x cannot be equal to 1.