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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2
Multiply .
Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Combine and .
Step 7.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.5
Factor using the perfect square rule.
Step 8.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.2
Check that the middle term is two times the product of the numbers being squared in the first term and third term.
Step 8.5.3
Rewrite the polynomial.
Step 8.5.4
Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .