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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 1.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
Factor using the AC method.
Step 3.2.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 3.2.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 3.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.4.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.