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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Combine.
Step 3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.1.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.1.2
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 3.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.5
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.2.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.6
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.2.6.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.6.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.6.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.6.1.4
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.6.1.5
Multiply .
Step 3.2.6.1.5.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.6.1.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.6.1.5.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.6.1.5.4
Add and .
Step 3.2.6.1.5.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.6.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.6.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.6.2
Add and .
Step 3.2.6.3
Add and .
Step 3.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 3.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.3.5
Add and .
Step 4
Rewrite as .
Step 5
Factor out of .
Step 6
Factor out of .
Step 7
Factor out of .
Step 8
Separate fractions.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Divide by .
Step 9.2
Divide by .
Step 10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11
Step 11.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2
Multiply by .