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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Combine.
Step 2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.2
Simplify .
Step 6.3
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 6.4
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 6.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.6
Subtract from .
Step 6.7
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.8.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 6.9
Simplify the denominator.
Step 6.9.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.9.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 6.10
Multiply .
Step 6.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.11
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.11.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.11.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.11.2
Subtract from .
Step 6.12
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 6.13
To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.
Step 6.14
Multiply by .
Step 6.15
Combine and .
Step 6.16
Divide by .
Step 6.17
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6.18
Combine and .
Step 6.19
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.20
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 6.20.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.20.2
Add and .
Step 6.20.3
Divide by .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 7.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.3
Combine and .
Step 7.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 7.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.4.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.5
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 7.6
Simplify each term.
Step 7.6.1
Rewrite the division as a fraction.
Step 7.6.2
Multiply .
Step 7.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 7.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.3
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 7.6.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 7.6.3.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 7.6.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.5
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.9
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.6.11
Combine and .
Step 7.6.12
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.6.13
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.6.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.13.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.6.14
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.6.15
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.15.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.15.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.16
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7.6.17
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.18
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.19
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.20
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 7.6.20.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.20.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.20.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.6.20.4
Add and .
Step 7.6.20.5
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.20.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 7.6.20.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 7.6.20.5.3
Combine and .
Step 7.6.20.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 7.6.20.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.6.20.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.6.20.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 7.6.21
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.6.21.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.21.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.6.21.3
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.21.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.6.21.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.6.21.4
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7.6.21.5
Combine exponents.
Step 7.6.21.5.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 7.6.21.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.6.22
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 7.6.22.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.6.22.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 7.6.22.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.6.22.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.6.22.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.6.23
Change the sign of the exponent by rewriting the base as its reciprocal.
Step 7.6.24
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 7.6.24.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 7.6.24.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.6.24.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.6.24.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.6.25
Combine and .
Step 7.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.8
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.9
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 7.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.9.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.9.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.10
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.11
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.12
Multiply .
Step 7.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.12.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.13
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.14
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.15
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 7.15.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.16
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.17
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 7.17.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.17.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.17.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.17.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.17.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.17.6
Multiply by .
Step 7.17.7
Multiply by .
Step 7.17.8
Subtract from .
Step 8
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 9
Step 9.1
Combine and .
Step 9.2
Multiply by .
Step 10
Evaluate the root.
Step 11
Multiply by .
Step 12
Add and .
Step 13
Divide by .