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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 1.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the left 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
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.3.1.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2.3.1.2
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 1.2.3.1.3
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 2.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.1.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.1.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.1.7
Simplify terms.
Step 2.1.7.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.7.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.1.7.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.1.8
Move to the left of .
Step 2.1.9
Add and .
Step 2.1.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.1.11
Simplify terms.
Step 2.1.11.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.11.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.1.12
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.1.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.12.2
Add and .
Step 2.1.13
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 2.1.13.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.13.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.13.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.13.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.13.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.13.6
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.1.13.6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.13.6.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 2.3
Solve the equation for .
Step 2.3.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 2.3.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.3.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.3.1.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.2.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.1.7
Add and .
Step 3.1.8
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.8.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.8.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.8.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.8.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.8.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.8.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.8.4.4
Divide by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify .
Step 4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.1.2
Multiply .
Step 4.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 4.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.1.5
Multiply .
Step 4.1.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2
Simplify terms.
Step 4.1.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.1.2.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.1.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 4.1.2.2.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.1.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 5
Reduce the system.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify .
Step 6.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6.1.2
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.1.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7
Step 7.1
Simplify .
Step 7.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.1.2
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.1.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Reorder and .