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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the division as a fraction.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.2
Factor using the perfect square rule.
Step 2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.2
Check that the middle term is two times the product of the numbers being squared in the first term and third term.
Step 2.2.3
Rewrite the polynomial.
Step 2.2.4
Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5
Rewrite as .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7
Step 7.1
Simplify each term.
Step 7.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.2
Add and .
Step 8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Multiply by .
Step 10
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 11
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 12
Step 12.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 12.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 12.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.2.5
Divide by .
Step 13
Step 13.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.2
Divide by .