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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.4
Divide by .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Factor out .
Step 5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6
Pull terms out from under the radical.