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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply .
Step 2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3
Multiply both sides by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.1.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.1.1.3.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.1.3.3
Move .
Step 4.1.1.3.4
Move .
Step 4.1.1.3.5
Reorder and .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.2.1.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.2.1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 4.2.1.2.3
Move .
Step 4.2.1.2.4
Reorder and .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.2.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.2.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.3.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.3.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.1.4.2
Divide by .