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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2
Combine and .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3
Factor out of .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3
Expand the denominator using the FOIL method.
Step 4.3.4
Simplify.
Step 4.3.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.6
Group and together.
Step 4.3.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.8
Multiply .
Step 4.3.8.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.8.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.8.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.8.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.9
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.10
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.10.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.10.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.3.10.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.10.1.3
Combine and .
Step 4.3.10.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.10.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.10.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.10.1.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.3.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
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