Rewrite the equation as .
Multiply each term by and simplify.
Multiply each term in by .
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Rewrite the expression.
Simplify .
Apply the distributive property.
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Divide each term by and simplify.
Divide each term in by .
Cancel the common factor of .
Cancel the common factor.
Divide by .
Simplify .
Simplify each term.
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Simplify terms.
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Factor out of .
Rewrite as .
Factor out of .
Simplify the expression.
Rewrite as .
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Solve for a d=(a+b)/(a-b)