What is it called when terms disappear when solving fractions?

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If $a = fracxb$ and $a = fraccb$, and I solve for $x$ I get $x = c$.

$b$ has been removed because it appeared in the numerator and the denominator.

What is it called in English what happened to $b$?

$b$ ...

_{In German I would say "$b$ kürzt sich weg."}

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If $a = fracxb$ and $a = fraccb$, and I solve for $x$ I get $x = c$.

$b$ has been removed because it appeared in the numerator and the denominator.

What is it called in English what happened to $b$?

$b$ ...

_{In German I would say "$b$ kürzt sich weg."}

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If $a = fracxb$ and $a = fraccb$, and I solve for $x$ I get $x = c$.

$b$ has been removed because it appeared in the numerator and the denominator.

What is it called in English what happened to $b$?

$b$ ...

_{In German I would say "$b$ kürzt sich weg."}

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If $a = fracxb$ and $a = fraccb$, and I solve for $x$ I get $x = c$.

$b$ has been removed because it appeared in the numerator and the denominator.

What is it called in English what happened to $b$?

$b$ ...

_{In German I would say "$b$ kürzt sich weg."}

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If you continue the operations until
$$requirecancelfracxb=fraccb,qquadleft(fracxbright)b=left(fraccbright)b,qquad xleft(fracbbright)=cleft(fracbbright),qquad xleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)=cleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)$$
then $x=c$, I would say that you cancelled the common factor $b$ in the fraction.

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So German "$b$ kürzt sich weg" becomes in English "$b$ cancels out". We may also say "$b$ is eliminated".

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If you continue the operations until
$$requirecancelfracxb=fraccb,qquadleft(fracxbright)b=left(fraccbright)b,qquad xleft(fracbbright)=cleft(fracbbright),qquad xleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)=cleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)$$
then $x=c$, I would say that you cancelled the common factor $b$ in the fraction.

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If you continue the operations until
$$requirecancelfracxb=fraccb,qquadleft(fracxbright)b=left(fraccbright)b,qquad xleft(fracbbright)=cleft(fracbbright),qquad xleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)=cleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)$$
then $x=c$, I would say that you cancelled the common factor $b$ in the fraction.

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If you continue the operations until
$$requirecancelfracxb=fraccb,qquadleft(fracxbright)b=left(fraccbright)b,qquad xleft(fracbbright)=cleft(fracbbright),qquad xleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)=cleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)$$
then $x=c$, I would say that you cancelled the common factor $b$ in the fraction.

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If you continue the operations until
$$requirecancelfracxb=fraccb,qquadleft(fracxbright)b=left(fraccbright)b,qquad xleft(fracbbright)=cleft(fracbbright),qquad xleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)=cleft(fraccancel bcancel bright)$$
then $x=c$, I would say that you cancelled the common factor $b$ in the fraction.

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So German "$b$ kürzt sich weg" becomes in English "$b$ cancels out". We may also say "$b$ is eliminated".

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So German "$b$ kürzt sich weg" becomes in English "$b$ cancels out". We may also say "$b$ is eliminated".

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So German "$b$ kürzt sich weg" becomes in English "$b$ cancels out". We may also say "$b$ is eliminated".

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So German "$b$ kürzt sich weg" becomes in English "$b$ cancels out". We may also say "$b$ is eliminated".

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