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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.7
Subtract from .
Step 1.8
Add and .
Step 1.9
Add and .
Step 1.10
Factor out of .
Step 1.10.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.10.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.10.3
Factor out of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Add and .
Step 2.3
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.3
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4
Multiply.
Step 3.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6
Multiply.
Step 3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.2
Multiply by .