$\"\"$ \ \

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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Solve the equation.

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$\"\"$ (Original equation)

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$\"\"$ (Rewrite the equation)

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$\"\"$ (LCM is $\"\"$ )

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Multiply each side by $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms)

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$\"\"$ (Apply distributive property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Combine like terms) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Divide each side by $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Cancel common terms) \ \

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$\"\"$

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Check: \ \

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$\"\"$ (Original equation)

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$\"\"$ (Substitute $\"\"$ in the equation) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Evaluate powers)

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$\"\"$ (Multiply)

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$\"\"$ (Simplify) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Simplify) \ \

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$\"\"$ (Subtract) \ \

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Therefore, the solution is $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$

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The the solution is $\"\"$ .