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ax-2a-b\left(x-1\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply a by x-2.
ax-2a-\left(bx-b\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply b by x-1.
ax-2a-bx+b=b-a
To find the opposite of bx-b, find the opposite of each term.
ax-2a-bx+b+a=b
Add a to both sides.
ax-a-bx+b=b
Combine -2a and a to get -a.
ax-a+b=b+bx
Add bx to both sides.
ax-a=b+bx-b
Subtract b from both sides.
ax-a=bx
Combine b and -b to get 0.
\left(x-1\right)a=bx
Combine all terms containing a.
\frac{\left(x-1\right)a}{x-1}=\frac{bx}{x-1}
Divide both sides by x-1.
a=\frac{bx}{x-1}
Dividing by x-1 undoes the multiplication by x-1.
ax-2a-b\left(x-1\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply a by x-2.
ax-2a-\left(bx-b\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply b by x-1.
ax-2a-bx+b=b-a
To find the opposite of bx-b, find the opposite of each term.
ax-2a-bx+b-b=-a
Subtract b from both sides.
ax-2a-bx=-a
Combine b and -b to get 0.
-2a-bx=-a-ax
Subtract ax from both sides.
-bx=-a-ax+2a
Add 2a to both sides.
-bx=a-ax
Combine -a and 2a to get a.
\left(-x\right)b=a-ax
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(-x\right)b}{-x}=\frac{a-ax}{-x}
Divide both sides by -x.
b=\frac{a-ax}{-x}
Dividing by -x undoes the multiplication by -x.
b=a-\frac{a}{x}
Divide a-ax by -x.
ax-2a-b\left(x-1\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply a by x-2.
ax-2a-\left(bx-b\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply b by x-1.
ax-2a-bx+b=b-a
To find the opposite of bx-b, find the opposite of each term.
ax-2a-bx+b+a=b
Add a to both sides.
ax-a-bx+b=b
Combine -2a and a to get -a.
ax-a+b=b+bx
Add bx to both sides.
ax-a=b+bx-b
Subtract b from both sides.
ax-a=bx
Combine b and -b to get 0.
\left(x-1\right)a=bx
Combine all terms containing a.
\frac{\left(x-1\right)a}{x-1}=\frac{bx}{x-1}
Divide both sides by x-1.
a=\frac{bx}{x-1}
Dividing by x-1 undoes the multiplication by x-1.
ax-2a-b\left(x-1\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply a by x-2.
ax-2a-\left(bx-b\right)=b-a
Use the distributive property to multiply b by x-1.
ax-2a-bx+b=b-a
To find the opposite of bx-b, find the opposite of each term.
ax-2a-bx+b-b=-a
Subtract b from both sides.
ax-2a-bx=-a
Combine b and -b to get 0.
-2a-bx=-a-ax
Subtract ax from both sides.
-bx=-a-ax+2a
Add 2a to both sides.
-bx=a-ax
Combine -a and 2a to get a.
\left(-x\right)b=a-ax
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(-x\right)b}{-x}=\frac{a-ax}{-x}
Divide both sides by -x.
b=\frac{a-ax}{-x}
Dividing by -x undoes the multiplication by -x.
b=a-\frac{a}{x}
Divide a-ax by -x.