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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.1.1.3.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 2.1.1.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.6
Multiply .
Step 2.1.1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.8
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.1.1.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.8.2
Reorder and .
Step 2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2.3
Reorder and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.3.1
Divide by .