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ax-x+\left(a+2\right)y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a-1 by x.
ax-x+ay+2y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a+2 by y.
ax-x+ay+2y-3a=0
Subtract 3a from both sides.
ax+ay+2y-3a=x
Add x to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
ax+ay-3a=x-2y
Subtract 2y from both sides.
\left(x+y-3\right)a=x-2y
Combine all terms containing a.
\frac{\left(x+y-3\right)a}{x+y-3}=\frac{x-2y}{x+y-3}
Divide both sides by x+y-3.
a=\frac{x-2y}{x+y-3}
Dividing by x+y-3 undoes the multiplication by x+y-3.
ax-x+\left(a+2\right)y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a-1 by x.
ax-x+ay+2y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a+2 by y.
ax-x+2y=3a-ay
Subtract ay from both sides.
ax-x=3a-ay-2y
Subtract 2y from both sides.
\left(a-1\right)x=3a-ay-2y
Combine all terms containing x.
\left(a-1\right)x=3a-2y-ay
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(a-1\right)x}{a-1}=\frac{3a-2y-ay}{a-1}
Divide both sides by a-1.
x=\frac{3a-2y-ay}{a-1}
Dividing by a-1 undoes the multiplication by a-1.
ax-x+\left(a+2\right)y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a-1 by x.
ax-x+ay+2y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a+2 by y.
ax-x+ay+2y-3a=0
Subtract 3a from both sides.
ax+ay+2y-3a=x
Add x to both sides. Anything plus zero gives itself.
ax+ay-3a=x-2y
Subtract 2y from both sides.
\left(x+y-3\right)a=x-2y
Combine all terms containing a.
\frac{\left(x+y-3\right)a}{x+y-3}=\frac{x-2y}{x+y-3}
Divide both sides by x+y-3.
a=\frac{x-2y}{x+y-3}
Dividing by x+y-3 undoes the multiplication by x+y-3.
ax-x+\left(a+2\right)y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a-1 by x.
ax-x+ay+2y=3a
Use the distributive property to multiply a+2 by y.
ax-x+2y=3a-ay
Subtract ay from both sides.
ax-x=3a-ay-2y
Subtract 2y from both sides.
\left(a-1\right)x=3a-ay-2y
Combine all terms containing x.
\left(a-1\right)x=3a-2y-ay
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(a-1\right)x}{a-1}=\frac{3a-2y-ay}{a-1}
Divide both sides by a-1.
x=\frac{3a-2y-ay}{a-1}
Dividing by a-1 undoes the multiplication by a-1.