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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.2
Simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.2.1.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.1.2
Simplify terms.
Step 1.2.1.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.1.1.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.2.1.1.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.1.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.1.4
Combine fractions.
Step 1.2.1.1.4.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.1.1.4.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3
Solve for .
Step 1.3.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.3.2
Simplify.
Step 1.3.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.3.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.2.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.2.1.1.3
Simplify.
Step 1.3.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.1.1.4
Reorder and .
Step 1.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.2.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.3.2.2.1.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3
Solve for .
Step 1.3.3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.3.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.3.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.3.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.3.3.3.1.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 1.3.3.3.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.6
Combine and .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.8
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.8.2
Add and .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.10
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.10.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.10.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.10.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.4
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.6.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.6.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.6.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.6.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.6.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.6.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.6.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.6.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.6.9
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.1.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.8
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.2.1.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.10
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.10.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.10.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.10.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.10.3
Subtract from .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.1.3
Multiply.
Step 3.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.2.1.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.2.2.1.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.2.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Solve for .
Step 3.3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.3.3.1
Divide by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.1.2.3
Divide by .
Step 5
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form:
Step 7