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ad-bc=2-3\times 1
Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2.
ad-bc=2-3
Multiply 3 and 1 to get 3.
ad-bc=-1
Subtract 3 from 2 to get -1.
ad=-1+bc
Add bc to both sides.
da=bc-1
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{da}{d}=\frac{bc-1}{d}
Divide both sides by d.
a=\frac{bc-1}{d}
Dividing by d undoes the multiplication by d.
ad-bc=2-3\times 1
Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2.
ad-bc=2-3
Multiply 3 and 1 to get 3.
ad-bc=-1
Subtract 3 from 2 to get -1.
-bc=-1-ad
Subtract ad from both sides.
\left(-c\right)b=-ad-1
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(-c\right)b}{-c}=\frac{-ad-1}{-c}
Divide both sides by -c.
b=\frac{-ad-1}{-c}
Dividing by -c undoes the multiplication by -c.
b=\frac{ad+1}{c}
Divide -1-ad by -c.