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bc-ab=a^{2}+ac
Subtract ab from both sides.
\left(c-a\right)b=a^{2}+ac
Combine all terms containing b.
\frac{\left(c-a\right)b}{c-a}=\frac{a\left(a+c\right)}{c-a}
Divide both sides by c-a.
b=\frac{a\left(a+c\right)}{c-a}
Dividing by c-a undoes the multiplication by c-a.
bc-ab=a^{2}+ac
Subtract ab from both sides.
\left(c-a\right)b=a^{2}+ac
Combine all terms containing b.
\frac{\left(c-a\right)b}{c-a}=\frac{a\left(a+c\right)}{c-a}
Divide both sides by c-a.
b=\frac{a\left(a+c\right)}{c-a}
Dividing by c-a undoes the multiplication by c-a.