Simplifying
3x + 8y + 13x = 0
Reorder the terms:
3x + 13x + 8y = 0
Combine like terms: 3x + 13x = 16x
16x + 8y = 0
Solving
16x + 8y = 0
Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right.
Add '-8y' to each side of the equation.
16x + 8y + -8y = 0 + -8y
Combine like terms: 8y + -8y = 0
16x + 0 = 0 + -8y
16x = 0 + -8y
Remove the zero:
16x = -8y
Divide each side by '16'.
x = -0.5y
Simplifying
x = -0.5y
