Algebra Examples

$n^{2} - \frac{4 n}{3}$

Step 1

To find the $c$ value $c = {(\frac{b}{2})}^{2}$ , divide the coefficient of $n$ by $2$ and square the result.

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Step 1.1

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

${(- \frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{2})}^{2}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Move the leading negative in $- \frac{4}{3}$ into the numerator.

${(\frac{- 4}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{2})}^{2}$

Step 1.2.2

Factor $2$ out of $- 4$ .

${(\frac{2 (- 2)}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{2})}^{2}$

Step 1.2.3

Cancel the common factor.

${(\frac{2 \cdot - 2}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{2})}^{2}$

Step 1.2.4

Rewrite the expression.

${(\frac{- 2}{3})}^{2}$

Step 1.3

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

${(- \frac{2}{3})}^{2}$

Step 1.4

Use the power rule ${(a b)}^{n} = a^{n} b^{n}$ to distribute the exponent.

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Step 1.4.1

Apply the product rule to $- \frac{2}{3}$ .

${(- 1)}^{2} {(\frac{2}{3})}^{2}$

Step 1.4.2

Apply the product rule to $\frac{2}{3}$ .

${(- 1)}^{2} \frac{2^{2}}{3^{2}}$

Step 1.5

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$1 \frac{2^{2}}{3^{2}}$

Step 1.6

Multiply $\frac{2^{2}}{3^{2}}$ by $1$ .

$\frac{2^{2}}{3^{2}}$

Step 1.7

Raise $2$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{4}{3^{2}}$

Step 1.8

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{4}{9}$

Step 2

Add $\frac{4}{9}$ to get the perfect square trinomial.

$n^{2} - \frac{4 n}{3} + \frac{4}{9}$