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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 1.1.2
Simplify by multiplying through.
Step 1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.2
Reorder.
Step 1.1.2.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.2.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Simplify .
Step 1.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.3.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.3.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.2.3.1.2.1
Move .
Step 1.2.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.3
Move all terms containing to the left side of the inequality.
Step 1.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the inequality.
Step 1.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the inequality.
Step 1.3.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.3.3.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.3.4
Subtract from .
Step 1.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.4.1
Divide each term in by . When multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by a negative value, flip the direction of the inequality sign.
Step 1.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.4.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 1.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 1.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.4.3.1
Divide by .
Step 2
Use the inequality to build the set notation.
Step 3