Algebra Examples

$\sqrt{7 x^{2}} \div \sqrt{3 x}$

Step 1

Set the radicand in $\sqrt{7 x^{2}}$ greater than or equal to $0$ to find where the expression is defined.

$7 x^{2} \geq 0$

Step 2

Solve for $x$ .

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Step 2.1

Divide each term in $7 x^{2} \geq 0$ by $7$ and simplify.

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Step 2.1.1

Divide each term in $7 x^{2} \geq 0$ by $7$ .

$\frac{7 x^{2}}{7} \geq \frac{0}{7}$

Step 2.1.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 2.1.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $7$ .

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Step 2.1.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{7 x^{2}}{7} \geq \frac{0}{7}$

Step 2.1.2.1.2

Divide $x^{2}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} \geq \frac{0}{7}$

Step 2.1.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 2.1.3.1

Divide $0$ by $7$ .

$x^{2} \geq 0$

Step 2.2

Since the left side has an even power, it is always positive for all real numbers.

All real numbers

Step 3

Set the radicand in $\sqrt{3 x}$ greater than or equal to $0$ to find where the expression is defined.

$3 x \geq 0$

Step 4

Divide each term in $3 x \geq 0$ by $3$ and simplify.

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Step 4.1

Divide each term in $3 x \geq 0$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 x}{3} \geq \frac{0}{3}$

Step 4.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 4.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 4.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 x}{3} \geq \frac{0}{3}$

Step 4.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x \geq \frac{0}{3}$

Step 4.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 4.3.1

Divide $0$ by $3$ .

$x \geq 0$

Step 5

Set the denominator in $\sqrt{7 x^{2}} \div \sqrt{3 x}$ equal to $0$ to find where the expression is undefined.

$\sqrt{3 x} = 0$

Step 6

Solve for $x$ .

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Step 6.1

To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.

${\sqrt{3 x}}^{2} = 0^{2}$

Step 6.2

Simplify each side of the equation.

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Step 6.2.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{3 x}$ as ${(3 x)}^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

${({(3 x)}^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2} = 0^{2}$

Step 6.2.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 6.2.2.1

Simplify ${({(3 x)}^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}$ .

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Step 6.2.2.1.1

Multiply the exponents in ${({(3 x)}^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}$ .

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Step 6.2.2.1.1.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

${(3 x)}^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2} = 0^{2}$

Step 6.2.2.1.1.2

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 6.2.2.1.1.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

${(3 x)}^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2} = 0^{2}$

Step 6.2.2.1.1.2.2

Rewrite the expression.

${(3 x)}^{1} = 0^{2}$

Step 6.2.2.1.2

Simplify.

$3 x = 0^{2}$

Step 6.2.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 6.2.3.1

Raising $0$ to any positive power yields $0$ .

$3 x = 0$

Step 6.3

Divide each term in $3 x = 0$ by $3$ and simplify.

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Step 6.3.1

Divide each term in $3 x = 0$ by $3$ .

$\frac{3 x}{3} = \frac{0}{3}$

Step 6.3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 6.3.2.1

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 6.3.2.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3 x}{3} = \frac{0}{3}$

Step 6.3.2.1.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{0}{3}$

Step 6.3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 6.3.3.1

Divide $0$ by $3$ .

$x = 0$

Step 7

The domain is all values of $x$ that make the expression defined.

Interval Notation:

$(0, \infty)$

Set-Builder Notation:

${x | x > 0}$

Step 8