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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.3.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.3.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.1.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.4.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.1.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.4.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.1.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.3.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.1.6.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.2
Add and .
Step 1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 1.2.1
Add and .
Step 1.2.2
Add and .
Step 2
Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.
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