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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Combine.
Step 2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.2.4
Multiply .
Step 2.2.2.4.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.2.2.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.2.2.4.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2.2.4.4
Add and .
Step 2.2.2.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.7
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.3
Reorder and .
Step 2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 2.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.2
Simplify.
Step 2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 2.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 2.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.4
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.7
Factor out of .
Step 3.8
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.8.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Factor out of .
Step 5
Rewrite as .
Step 6
Factor out of .
Step 7
Factor out of .
Step 8
Factor out of .
Step 9
Factor out of .
Step 10
Factor out of .
Step 11
Step 11.1
Rewrite as .
Step 11.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 12
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 13
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 14
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 15
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 16
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 17
Move the negative in front of the fraction.