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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.2.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 1.2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.2.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2
Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.
Step 3