Solve for a (complex solution)
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\a=-1\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\a\in \mathrm{C}\text{, }&b=1\end{matrix}\right.
Solve for b (complex solution)
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\b=1\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\b\in \mathrm{C}\text{, }&a=-1\end{matrix}\right.
Solve for a
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\a=-1\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\a\in \mathrm{R}\text{, }&b=1\end{matrix}\right.
Solve for b
\left\{\begin{matrix}\\b=1\text{, }&\text{unconditionally}\\b\in \mathrm{R}\text{, }&a=-1\end{matrix}\right.
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\left(-a\right)b-b=-a-1
Use the distributive property to multiply -a-1 by b.
\left(-a\right)b-b+a=-1
Add a to both sides.
\left(-a\right)b+a=-1+b
Add b to both sides.
-ab+a=b-1
Reorder the terms.
\left(-b+1\right)a=b-1
Combine all terms containing a.
\left(1-b\right)a=b-1
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(1-b\right)a}{1-b}=\frac{b-1}{1-b}
Divide both sides by -b+1.
a=\frac{b-1}{1-b}
Dividing by -b+1 undoes the multiplication by -b+1.
a=-1
Divide -1+b by -b+1.
\frac{\left(-a-1\right)b}{-a-1}=\frac{-a-1}{-a-1}
Divide both sides by -a-1.
b=\frac{-a-1}{-a-1}
Dividing by -a-1 undoes the multiplication by -a-1.
b=1
Divide -a-1 by -a-1.
\left(-a\right)b-b=-a-1
Use the distributive property to multiply -a-1 by b.
\left(-a\right)b-b+a=-1
Add a to both sides.
\left(-a\right)b+a=-1+b
Add b to both sides.
-ab+a=b-1
Reorder the terms.
\left(-b+1\right)a=b-1
Combine all terms containing a.
\left(1-b\right)a=b-1
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(1-b\right)a}{1-b}=\frac{b-1}{1-b}
Divide both sides by -b+1.
a=\frac{b-1}{1-b}
Dividing by -b+1 undoes the multiplication by -b+1.
a=-1
Divide -1+b by -b+1.
\frac{\left(-a-1\right)b}{-a-1}=\frac{-a-1}{-a-1}
Divide both sides by -a-1.
b=\frac{-a-1}{-a-1}
Dividing by -a-1 undoes the multiplication by -a-1.
b=1
Divide -a-1 by -a-1.
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