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cb=ab-cb
Multiply both sides of the equation by ac, the least common multiple of a,c.
cb-ab=-cb
Subtract ab from both sides.
cb-ab+cb=0
Add cb to both sides.
2cb-ab=0
Combine cb and cb to get 2cb.
\left(2c-a\right)b=0
Combine all terms containing b.
b=0
Divide 0 by 2c-a.
cb=ab-cb
Variable a cannot be equal to 0 since division by zero is not defined. Multiply both sides of the equation by ac, the least common multiple of a,c.
ab-cb=cb
Swap sides so that all variable terms are on the left hand side.
ab=cb+cb
Add cb to both sides.
ab=2cb
Combine cb and cb to get 2cb.
ba=2bc
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{ba}{b}=\frac{2bc}{b}
Divide both sides by b.
a=\frac{2bc}{b}
Dividing by b undoes the multiplication by b.
a=2c
Divide 2cb by b.
a=2c\text{, }a\neq 0
Variable a cannot be equal to 0.
cb=ab-cb
Multiply both sides of the equation by ac, the least common multiple of a,c.
cb-ab=-cb
Subtract ab from both sides.
cb-ab+cb=0
Add cb to both sides.
2cb-ab=0
Combine cb and cb to get 2cb.
\left(2c-a\right)b=0
Combine all terms containing b.
b=0
Divide 0 by 2c-a.