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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.6
Reorder.
Step 1.6.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.6.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Move .
Step 2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2
Multiply.
Step 3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2
Multiply by .