Algebra Examples

$\sqrt{a} (\sqrt{a^{3}} - 7)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Factor out $a^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{a} (\sqrt{a^{2} a} - 7)$

Step 1.2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$\sqrt{a} (a \sqrt{a} - 7)$

Step 2

Apply the distributive property.

$\sqrt{a} (a \sqrt{a}) + \sqrt{a} \cdot - 7$

Step 3

Multiply $\sqrt{a} (a \sqrt{a})$ .

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Step 3.1

Raise $\sqrt{a}$ to the power of $1$ .

$a ({\sqrt{a}}^{1} \sqrt{a}) + \sqrt{a} \cdot - 7$

Step 3.2

Raise $\sqrt{a}$ to the power of $1$ .

$a ({\sqrt{a}}^{1} {\sqrt{a}}^{1}) + \sqrt{a} \cdot - 7$

Step 3.3

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$a {\sqrt{a}}^{1 + 1} + \sqrt{a} \cdot - 7$

Step 3.4

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$a {\sqrt{a}}^{2} + \sqrt{a} \cdot - 7$

Step 4

Move $- 7$ to the left of $\sqrt{a}$ .

$a {\sqrt{a}}^{2} - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5

Simplify each term.

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Step 5.1

Rewrite ${\sqrt{a}}^{2}$ as $a$ .

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Step 5.1.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{a}$ as $a^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$a {(a^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2} - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5.1.2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$a \cdot a^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2} - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5.1.3

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$a \cdot a^{\frac{2}{2}} - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5.1.4

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 5.1.4.1

Cancel the common factor.

$a \cdot a^{\frac{2}{2}} - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5.1.4.2

Rewrite the expression.

$a \cdot a^{1} - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5.1.5

Simplify.

$a \cdot a - 7 \cdot \sqrt{a}$

Step 5.2

Multiply $a$ by $a$ .

$a^{2} - 7 \sqrt{a}$