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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.3.1.1
Move .
Step 1.3.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.1.1
Move .
Step 3.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.3
Add and .
Step 3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.3.1
Move .
Step 3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.3
Add and .
Step 3.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.6.1
Move .
Step 3.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.6.3
Add and .
Step 3.7
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.8.1
Move .
Step 3.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.8.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.8.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.8.3
Add and .
Step 3.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.10
Multiply by .