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Calculus Examples
, ,
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify both sides.
Step 1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2
Multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the denominator of the second fraction. Set this equal to the product of the denominator of the first fraction and the numerator of the second fraction.
Step 1.3
Solve the equation for .
Step 1.3.1
Simplify.
Step 1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.3.2.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.3.2.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 2.3
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.3.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.2.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.2.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.1.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 2.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.4.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.4.3.2
Multiply by .