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Step 1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.1.3
Simplify terms.
Step 2.1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.1.3.1.1
Multiply .
Step 2.1.1.3.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.1.3.1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.1.3.1.1.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.1.1.3.1.1.4
Add and .
Step 2.1.1.3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.1.3.2
Reorder.
Step 2.1.1.3.2.1
Move .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.2
Move .
Step 2.1.1.3.2.3
Move .
Step 2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.2
Simplify terms.
Step 2.2.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.2.1.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.3.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.1.1.3.1.3
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.3.1.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.3.1.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.3.1.3.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.3.1.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.3.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.8
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.1.1.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.8.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.8.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.9
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.1.1.9.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.9.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.9.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.1.1.9.1.3
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.9.1.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.9.1.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.9.1.3.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.9.1.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.9.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.9.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.1.9.3
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.11
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.12
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.12.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.12.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.12.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.12.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.13
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.13.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.14
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.15
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.1.1.15.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.15.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.15.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.16
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.1.1.16.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.16.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.4
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.16.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.16.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.16.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.1.16.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.1.17
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.18
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.19
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.20
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.21
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.1.1.21.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.21.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.21.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.22
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.1.1.22.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.22.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.4
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.22.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.22.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.22.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.1.22.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.1.23
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.24
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.25
Multiply .
Step 3.1.1.25.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.25.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.25.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.25.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.25.5
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.26
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.26.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.1.26.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 3.1.2.1
Add and .
Step 3.1.2.2
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 3.1.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 3.1.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.1.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.1.2.4
Add and .
Step 3.1.2.5
Subtract from .
Step 3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.1
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 3.4.3.1.2
Multiply.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.1
Combine.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.4.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.3.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.4.3.1.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.3.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.3.1.3.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.3.1.4
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 3.4.3.1.5
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 3.4.3.1.6
Multiply.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.1
Combine.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.3
Multiply .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.3.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.3.5
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.2.5
Reorder and .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.6.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.7
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.4.3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.7.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.7.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.7.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.4.3.1.7.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.7.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.3.1.7.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.3.1.8
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 3.4.3.1.9
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.4.3.1.10
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 3.4.3.1.11
Multiply.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.1
Combine.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.3
Multiply .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.3.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.3.5
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.11.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.12
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.12.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.12.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.12.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.13
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 3.4.3.1.14
Multiply.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.1
Combine.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.14.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.1.15
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.15.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.15.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.1.15.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.2
Simplify terms.
Step 3.4.3.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.4.3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.2.3
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.3.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4.3.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.4
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 3.4.3.4.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 3.4.3.4.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 3.4.3.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.3.5
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.5.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.4.3.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.5.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.5.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.5.1.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.4.3.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.5.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.3.5.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.3.5.1.4.4
Divide by .
Step 3.4.3.5.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.4.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.5.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.4.3.5.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3.5.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.3.5.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.3.5.2.2.4
Divide by .