77.3k views
3 votes
Given: x+y=z, w+v=z, w=y; prove x=v

User Lakshmaji
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

3 votes
since z = w + v and x + y, set w + v = x + y
since w = y, you can substitute either or for one another (ex: w + v = x + w)
since w = w, you can cancel them out, leaving you with v = x
User Lee Maan
by
7.0k points