Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.5
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.6.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.6.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.6.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.8
Simplify.
Step 1.1.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.2
Move .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Subtract from .