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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.2.1.5
Multiply .
Step 1.1.2.1.5.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.2.1.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.2.1.5.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.2.1.5.4
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.2
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 1.2.1
Move .
Step 1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 2
Apply pythagorean identity.
Step 3
Subtract from .