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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Factor out of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.4
Divide by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2
Combine and .
Step 3.3
Combine and .
Step 3.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.2
Divide by .
Step 3.5.3
Simplify.
Step 3.6
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 3.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.9
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.9.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.9.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.9.1.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.9.1.3
Add and .
Step 3.9.1.4
Divide by .
Step 3.9.2
Simplify .
Step 3.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.11
Move to the left of .
Step 4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.4
Multiply by .
Step 7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 8.2.1
Move .
Step 8.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.2.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.2.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.2.5
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 8.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.2.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.2.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.7.2
Add and .
Step 8.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.6
Simplify each term.
Step 8.6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 8.6.1.1
Move .
Step 8.6.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.6.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.6.1.3
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 8.6.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.6.1.5
Add and .
Step 8.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.8
Multiply by .
Step 8.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.10
Multiply by .
Step 8.11
Multiply by .
Step 8.12
Reorder terms.
Step 8.13
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 8.13.1
Regroup terms.
Step 8.13.2
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 8.13.2.4
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.3
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 8.13.4
Reorder terms.
Step 9
Move the negative in front of the fraction.