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Right hand side: (2a - 1)(x - a) = (2a - 1)x - (2a - 1)a = (2a - 1)x - 2a^2 + a. Now add (a^2 - a + 3) to both sides...
y(a2a+3)=(2a1)(xa)y-(a^2-a+3)=(2a-1)(x-a)

If you take the brackets out of the left hand side:

ya2+a3=(2a1)(xa)y-a^2+a-3=(2a-1)(x-a)

And then one of the brackets out of the right hand side:

ya2+a3=(2a1)x(2a1)ay-a^2+a-3=(2a-1)x-(2a-1)a

Then rearranging for y:

y=(2a1)x(2a1)a+a2a+3y=(2a-1)x-(2a-1)a+a^2-a+3

And then finish it off! :smile:
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Got it

Thanks!

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