Algebra Examples

Solve the System of Equations y=1/4(x-3)^2 3x-2y=13
Step 1
Simplify .
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Combine and .
Step 1.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5.3
Combine and .
Step 1.5.4
Combine and .
Step 1.5.5
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Simplify.
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Step 2.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.1.1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.1.1.2.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.1.1.2.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.2.4.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.4.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.2.1.1.3.1
Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 3
Solve for in .
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Step 3.1
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 3.1.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.2.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.1.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.2.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.1.2.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2.1.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.4
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 3.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 3.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2
Factor.
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Step 3.4.2.1
Factor using the AC method.
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Step 3.4.2.1.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 3.4.2.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3.5
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.6
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 3.6.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.6.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.7
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 3.7.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.7.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.8
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 4.2.1.1
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.2.1.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.2.1.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.2.1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1.2.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.2.1.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.1.2.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.1.3
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.2.1.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.3.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 4.2.1.3.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.1.3.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 5.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.2.1.1
Combine fractions.
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Step 5.2.1.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.2.1.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.2.1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.1.2.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.2.1.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.1.2.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.1.3
Combine fractions.
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Step 5.2.1.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.1.3.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.2.1.3.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.1.3.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 7
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form:
Step 8