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Precalculus Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify the expression.
Step 1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 2.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
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Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.2.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.