Basic Math Examples

Simplify (36y^7-12y^4)/(4y^3)
Step 1
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.2.4
Divide by .
Step 1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 2.1.1
Move .
Step 2.1.2
Multiply by .
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Step 2.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.1.3
Add and .
Step 2.2
Multiply by .