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\left(x-1\right)\left(-x-1\right)y+\left(x-1\right)\left(-x-1\right)b=a^{i+1}
Multiply both sides of the equation by \left(x-1\right)\left(-x-1\right).
\left(-x^{2}+1\right)y+\left(x-1\right)\left(-x-1\right)b=a^{i+1}
Use the distributive property to multiply x-1 by -x-1 and combine like terms.
-x^{2}y+y+\left(x-1\right)\left(-x-1\right)b=a^{i+1}
Use the distributive property to multiply -x^{2}+1 by y.
-x^{2}y+y+\left(-x^{2}+1\right)b=a^{i+1}
Use the distributive property to multiply x-1 by -x-1 and combine like terms.
-x^{2}y+y-x^{2}b+b=a^{i+1}
Use the distributive property to multiply -x^{2}+1 by b.
y-x^{2}b+b=a^{i+1}+x^{2}y
Add x^{2}y to both sides.
-x^{2}b+b=a^{i+1}+x^{2}y-y
Subtract y from both sides.
\left(-x^{2}+1\right)b=a^{i+1}+x^{2}y-y
Combine all terms containing b.
\left(1-x^{2}\right)b=yx^{2}-y+a^{1+i}
The equation is in standard form.
\frac{\left(1-x^{2}\right)b}{1-x^{2}}=\frac{yx^{2}-y+a^{1+i}}{1-x^{2}}
Divide both sides by 1-x^{2}.
b=\frac{yx^{2}-y+a^{1+i}}{1-x^{2}}
Dividing by 1-x^{2} undoes the multiplication by 1-x^{2}.