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2-m_{2}+1=2\left(m_{2}-1\right)
Variable m_{2} cannot be equal to 1 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by m_{2}-1.
3-m_{2}=2\left(m_{2}-1\right)
Add 2 and 1 to get 3.
3-m_{2}=2m_{2}-2
Use the distributive property to multiply 2 by m_{2}-1.
3-m_{2}-2m_{2}=-2
Subtract 2m_{2} from both sides.
3-3m_{2}=-2
Combine -m_{2} and -2m_{2} to get -3m_{2}.
-3m_{2}=-2-3
Subtract 3 from both sides.
-3m_{2}=-5
Subtract 3 from -2 to get -5.
m_{2}=\frac{-5}{-3}
Divide both sides by -3.
m_{2}=\frac{5}{3}
Fraction \frac{-5}{-3} can be simplified to \frac{5}{3} by removing the negative sign from both the numerator and the denominator.