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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Combine and .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
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
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Multiply .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.1.3
Multiply .
Step 3.2.2.1.3.1
Combine and .
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
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.3.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.3.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.3.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.3.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.1.5.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.1.5.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.1.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2
Since the expression on each side of the equation has the same denominator, the numerators must be equal.
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 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 and .
Step 4.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.2.2
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