Solve for y.

Question

-10= -5 |y|
Write your answers as integers or as proper or improper fractions in simplest form.
y =
or
y =

Answer 1

To solve for y, we can first divide both sides of the equation by -5:

-10 / -5 = |y|
2 = |y|

Now, we can consider two cases:

1) If y is positive, then |y| = y. In this case, we have y = 2.

2) If y is negative, then |y| = -y. In this case, we have -y = 2. Multiplying both sides by -1, we get y = -2.

So the solutions for y are y = 2 or y = -2.