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Step 1
Step 1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.4
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.4.1
Simplify .
Step 2.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.4.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 2.4.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.1.3
Add and .
Step 3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.2
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.7
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.9
Simplify terms.
Step 4.2.1.9.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.9.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.10
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.1.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.10.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.4.1
Simplify .
Step 4.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.4.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.4.1.1.2
Multiply .
Step 4.4.1.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.4.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 4.4.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.1.3.2
Combine and .
Step 4.4.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.4.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.3
Combine and .
Step 4.4.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.4.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.4.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.4.1.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.7
Combine and .
Step 4.4.1.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.4.1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.4.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.1.11
Add and .
Step 4.4.1.12
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.12.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.12.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.12.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.13
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.14
Rewrite as .
Step 4.4.1.15
Factor out of .
Step 4.4.1.16
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.4.1.16.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.4.1.16.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 5.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 5.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 6.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify .
Step 6.2.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 6.2.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.1.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.2.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.3
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 6.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.4.1
Simplify .
Step 6.4.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.4.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 6.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.4.1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.4.1.2.3
Divide by .
Step 7
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 8
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form: