Algebra Examples

Find the Degree, Leading Term, and Leading Coefficient f(t)=1/10t^2(t-4)^3(t+5)^2
Step 1
Simplify the polynomial, then reorder it left to right starting with the highest degree term.
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Step 1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 1.3
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.4
Simplify.
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.4.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Simplify terms.
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Step 1.5.1
Simplify each term.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.5.1.4.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.5.1.6.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Multiply .
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Step 1.5.1.8.1
Combine and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.7
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.7.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.7.1.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.7.2
Add and .
Step 1.8
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 1.9
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.9.1
Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.5.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Move to the left of .
Step 1.9.8
Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.9.8.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.9.8.2.3
Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.10.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.15.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.19.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.9.21.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.22.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.26.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 1.9.31
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.31.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 1.9.31.2
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.9.31.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.9.32
Multiply by .
Step 1.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.11
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.11.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.11.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.12
Move to the left of .
Step 1.13
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.13.1
Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.13.2.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.14
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.15
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.15.1
Combine and .
Step 1.15.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.16
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.16.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Add and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Simplify terms.
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Step 1.19.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.20
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.20.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.21
Subtract from .
Step 1.22
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.23
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.23.1
Combine and .
Step 1.23.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.24
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.24.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.24.4
Simplify.
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Step 1.24.4.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.24.4.3
Move to the left of .
Step 1.24.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.24.5.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.24.5.1.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 1.24.5.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.24.5.1.3
Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.24.5.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
Step 1.25
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.26
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.26.1
Combine and .
Step 1.26.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.27
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.27.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.27.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Step 1.27.4.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.27.4.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.27.4.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.27.4.4
Move to the left of .
Step 1.27.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.27.5.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.27.5.1.3
Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.27.5.2.3
Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.27.5.3.1
Move .
Step 1.27.5.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.6
Reorder terms.
Step 1.28
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.29
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 1.29.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.29.2
Multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.31
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.31.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.31.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.32
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.33
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 1.33.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.33.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.34
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.35
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.35.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.35.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 2
The largest exponent is the degree of the polynomial.
Step 3
The leading term in a polynomial is the term with the highest degree.
Step 4
The leading coefficient of a polynomial is the coefficient of the leading term.
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Step 4.1
The leading term in a polynomial is the term with the highest degree.
Step 4.2
The leading coefficient in a polynomial is the coefficient of the leading term.
Step 5
List the results.
Polynomial Degree:
Leading Term:
Leading Coefficient: