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Finite Math Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.1.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.1.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.3.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 1.1.3.3.1
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.3.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3.6
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.3.3.6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.3.6.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.3.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.3.3.3
Simplify terms.
Step 1.3.3.3.1
Combine and .
Step 1.3.3.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.3.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.3.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.4.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3.4.4
Add and .
Step 1.3.3.5
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 1.3.3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.3.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.5.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.3.3.5.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.3.5.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.3.3.6
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.3.3.7
Multiply .
Step 1.3.3.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.4.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.5.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.5.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2
Subtract from .
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
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.1.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.1.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.1.2
Combine fractions.
Step 4.2.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.2.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form:
Step 7