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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.2
Multiply .
Step 2.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2.2
Combine and .
Step 2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2.4
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 2.4.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.5
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.5.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.5.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.5.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.5.5.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.6
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.6.2
Multiply .
Step 2.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5
Combine and .
Step 6
Combine and .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Move .
Step 7.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.5
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 7.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.7.3
Add and .
Step 8
Move to the left of .
Step 9
Move to the denominator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 10
Change the sign of the exponent by rewriting the base as its reciprocal.
Step 11
Combine.
Step 12
Step 12.1
Move .
Step 12.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 12.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 12.4
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 12.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 12.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 12.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 12.6
Add and .
Step 12.7
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 12.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.7.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 12.7.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.7.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.7.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13
Move to the numerator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 14
Step 14.1
Move .
Step 14.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 14.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 14.4
Combine and .
Step 14.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 14.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 14.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 14.6.2
Add and .
Step 15
Cancel the common factor.
Step 16
Step 16.1
Divide by .
Step 16.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.