Trigonometry Examples

$- a x = b$

Step 1

Divide each term in $- a x = b$ by $- a$ .

$\frac{- a x}{- a} = \frac{b}{- a}$

Step 2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{a x}{a} = \frac{b}{- a}$

Step 2.2

Cancel the common factor of $a$ .

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Step 2.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{a x}{a} = \frac{b}{- a}$

Step 2.2.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{b}{- a}$

Step 3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{b}{a}$