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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.4.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Add and .
Step 2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Subtract from .
Step 4
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
Mixed Number Form: