Algebra Examples

Solve for x 4.1*10^-4=((2x)^2)/((0.25-x)(0.43-x))
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Factor each term.
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Step 2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.2
Factor out of .
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Step 2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.3
Factor.
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Step 2.3.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.6
Factor out of .
Step 2.7
Factor out of .
Step 2.8
Separate fractions.
Step 2.9
Divide by .
Step 2.10
Combine and .
Step 3
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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Step 3.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 3.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 4
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 4.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 4.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 4.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 4.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.3.2.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.3.2.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.1.6
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.4
Simplify.
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Step 4.3.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.3.5.1
Move the decimal point in to the left by places and increase the power of by .
Step 4.3.5.2
Move the decimal point in to the left by places and increase the power of by .
Step 4.3.5.3
Move the decimal point in to the left by places and increase the power of by .
Step 4.3.6
Reorder factors in .
Step 5
Solve the equation.
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Step 5.1
Since is on the right side of the equation, switch the sides so it is on the left side of the equation.
Step 5.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 5.2.2
Multiply .
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Step 5.2.2.1
Combine and .
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Combine and .
Step 5.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.7
Separate fractions.
Step 5.2.8
Divide by .
Step 5.2.9
Divide by .
Step 5.2.10
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.11
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 5.2.12
Multiply .
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Step 5.2.12.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.12.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.13
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.14
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Separate fractions.
Step 5.2.17
Divide by .
Step 5.2.18
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Step 5.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.4
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 5.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 5.4.1.1
Reorder the expression.
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Step 5.4.1.1.1
Move .
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Reorder and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 5.4.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.2
Move the decimal point in to the left by places and increase the power of by .
Step 5.4.3
Reorder terms.
Step 5.4.4
Factor.
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Step 5.4.4.1
Rewrite in a factored form.
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Step 5.4.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 5.4.4.1.2
Move the decimal point in to the left by places and increase the power of by .
Step 5.4.4.1.3
Reorder terms.
Step 5.4.4.1.4
Factor.
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Factor out of .
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Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
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Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Move to the left of .
Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.3
Factor out of .
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Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.3.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.3.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.4
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.5
Factor.
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Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.5.1
Reorder terms.
Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.5.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.4.4.1.4.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.4.1.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.4.4.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 5.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.5.3.1
Divide by .
Step 5.6
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 5.7
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 5.8
Simplify.
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Step 5.8.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.8.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.8.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 5.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.8.1.4
Rewrite as .
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Step 5.8.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 5.8.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.3
Simplify .
Step 5.9
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: