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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.1.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.2.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.2.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.4
Multiply .
Step 3.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.4.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.1.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.5.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.7
Multiply .
Step 3.1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.7.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.7.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.7.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.7.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.7.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.8.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.1.8.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.8.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.8.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.8.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.8.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.8.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.1.9
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.9.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.9.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.9.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.9.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.10
Multiply .
Step 3.1.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.10.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.10.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.10.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.10.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.10.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.10.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.10.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.10.9
Add and .
Step 3.1.10.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.11
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.1.11.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.11.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.1.11.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.11.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.11.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.11.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.11.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.11.1.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.1.11.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.12
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.13
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.13.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.13.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.13.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.13.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.13.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.14
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Divide by .
Step 4.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5
Add and .