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The solution that is posted in the textbook solutionssection is very unclear to

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Question

The solution that is posted in the textbook solutionssection is very unclear to me. It seems to start in themiddle and I can't see at all where the numbers are coming from.The problem seems simple, but there's something in the way thenumbers are being manipulated that I'm not getting. Can someoneplease explain what's happening to get to the answer? Thanks foryour help. x^2 = 1 - 4y^2 The solution that is posted in the textbook solutionssection is very unclear to me. It seems to start in themiddle and I can't see at all where the numbers are coming from.The problem seems simple, but there's something in the way thenumbers are being manipulated that I'm not getting. Can someoneplease explain what's happening to get to the answer? Thanks foryour help. x^2 = 1 - 4y^2

Explanation / Answer

I looked at the solutions section and it looked like nonsense basedon the equation you gave. We need a little bit more contextthough, what exactly does the question in your book ask?