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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.4.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.4.1.1
Move .
Step 1.1.4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.4.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.4.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.7
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.8
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.8.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.8.1.1
Move .
Step 1.1.8.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.8.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.8.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.8.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.8.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.8.3.1
Move .
Step 1.1.8.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.8.4
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
Add and .
Step 1.2.2
Add and .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 2.4.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.4.1.1
Move .
Step 2.4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Since is on the right side of the equation, switch the sides so it is on the left side of the equation.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 4.2.1
Add and .
Step 4.2.2
Add and .
Step 5
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.3.1
Divide by .