Is “implies” the best symbol when rewriting equations

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In my mathematical homework, I usually indicate algebraic rewrites of equations using implication, and the symbol "$\implies$" (LaTeX \implies). For instance, I might write $$ 3 x – y = 0 \implies 3 x = y \implies x = \frac{y}{3} $$ to mean that, since $3 x – y = 0$, the equivalent equation $3 x = y$ is also true, which then indicates that $x = y/3$ is true. Is logical implication the correct facility to express rewriting an equation into an equivalent form? If not, what other concept and symbol would be correct here?

Best Answer

Another symbol which you can use is the "if and only if" symbol, in $\rm\LaTeX$, it is $\iff$ and is denoted by $\iff$(Also pointed out by @StefanOctavian)

So your equation re-write thus becomes : $$\begin{align} 3x-y=0 &\iff 3x = y\\ &\iff x = \frac{y}{3} \end{align}$$

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