Basic Math Examples

$\frac{2 a}{a - 1} \div (a + 1)$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{\frac{2 a}{a - 1}}{a + 1}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$\frac{2 a}{a - 1} \cdot \frac{1}{a + 1}$

Step 3

Multiply $\frac{2 a}{a - 1}$ by $\frac{1}{a + 1}$ .

$\frac{2 a}{(a - 1) (a + 1)}$