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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.1.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.2.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3
Add and .
Step 2
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 3
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.1.2
Multiply .
Step 4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Add and .
Step 4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: