Cancellation of Equation/Examples/Arbitrary Example 1
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Example of Cancellation of Equation
From the equation:
- $x + 3 y = 7 + 3 y$
the expression $3 y$ may be cancelled out, leaving:
- $x = 7$
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cancellation: 2.
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cancellation: 2.