Examples

Find the Expanded Form
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.5
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.6
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.6.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 1.6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.1.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.6.1.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.6.1.2.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1.2.6
Add and .
Step 1.6.1.3
Rewrite as .
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Step 1.6.1.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 1.6.1.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.6.1.3.3
Combine and .
Step 1.6.1.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.6.1.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.6.1.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.6.1.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 1.6.2
Reorder the factors of .
Step 1.6.3
Subtract from .
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Step 1.6.3.1
Reorder and .
Step 1.6.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 2
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 2.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.2
Move .
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