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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Combine.
Step 4.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.2.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.2.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 4.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.5
Add and .
Step 5
Rewrite as .
Step 6
Factor out of .
Step 7
Factor out of .
Step 8
Factor out of .
Step 9
Separate fractions.
Step 10
Divide by .
Step 11
Divide by .
Step 12
Apply the distributive property.
Step 13
Multiply by .
Step 14
Multiply by .