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Finite Math Examples
, , ,
Step 1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 3.4
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.1.1.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.4.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 4.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.3.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Multiply .
Step 5.2.1.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.1.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.5.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.4.1
Simplify .
Step 5.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.4.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.1.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.4.1.1.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.4.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.4.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.4.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.4.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.4.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.4.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5.6
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.6.1
Simplify .
Step 5.6.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.6.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.6.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.6.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.6.1.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.6.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.6.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 6
Since is not true, there is no solution.
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