Algebra Examples

${(x - \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 1

Use the binomial expansion theorem to find each term. The binomial theorem states ${(a + b)}^{n} = \sum_{k = 0}^{n} n C k \cdot (a^{n - k} b^{k})$ .

$\sum_{k = 0}^{2} \frac{2!}{(2 - k)! k!} \cdot {(x)}^{2 - k} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{k}$

Step 2

Expand the summation.

$\frac{2!}{(2 - 0)! 0!} {(x)}^{2 - 0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{0} + \frac{2!}{(2 - 1)! 1!} {(x)}^{2 - 1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + \frac{2!}{(2 - 2)! 2!} {(x)}^{2 - 2} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 3

Simplify the exponents for each term of the expansion.

$1 \cdot {(x)}^{2} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4

Simplify each term.

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Step 4.1

Multiply ${(x)}^{2}$ by $1$ .

${(x)}^{2} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.2

Apply the product rule to $- \sqrt{3}$ .

$x^{2} \cdot ({(- 1)}^{0} {\sqrt{3}}^{0}) + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.3

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$x^{2} \cdot (1 {\sqrt{3}}^{0}) + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.4

Multiply ${\sqrt{3}}^{0}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} \cdot {\sqrt{3}}^{0} + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.5

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$x^{2} \cdot 1 + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.6

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

$x^{2} + 2 \cdot {(x)}^{1} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.7

Simplify.

$x^{2} + 2 \cdot x \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{1} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.8

Simplify.

$x^{2} + 2 x \cdot (- \sqrt{3}) + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.9

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 1 \cdot {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.10

Multiply ${(x)}^{0}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + {(x)}^{0} \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.11

Anything raised to $0$ is $1$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 1 \cdot {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.12

Multiply ${(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + {(- \sqrt{3})}^{2}$

Step 4.13

Apply the product rule to $- \sqrt{3}$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + {(- 1)}^{2} {\sqrt{3}}^{2}$

Step 4.14

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 1 {\sqrt{3}}^{2}$

Step 4.15

Multiply ${\sqrt{3}}^{2}$ by $1$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + {\sqrt{3}}^{2}$

Step 4.16

Rewrite ${\sqrt{3}}^{2}$ as $3$ .

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Step 4.16.1

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

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + {(3^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}$

Step 4.16.2

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

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 3^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}$

Step 4.16.3

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 3^{\frac{2}{2}}$

Step 4.16.4

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 4.16.4.1

Cancel the common factor.

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 3^{\frac{2}{2}}$

Step 4.16.4.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 3^{1}$

Step 4.16.5

Evaluate the exponent.

$x^{2} - 2 x \sqrt{3} + 3$