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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 1.6
Rewrite as .
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
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.2.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.1.4
Multiply .
Step 3.2.3.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.3.1.4.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.3.1.4.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.3.1.4.6
Add and .
Step 3.2.3.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.2
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
Factor out of .
Step 9
Factor out of .
Step 10
Separate fractions.
Step 11
Step 11.1
Divide by .
Step 11.2
Divide by .
Step 12
Apply the distributive property.
Step 13
Step 13.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.3
Multiply .
Step 13.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 14
Add and .