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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.5.1
Move .
Step 3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.10
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Move .
Step 4.2
Add and .
Step 5
Add and .
Step 6
Add and .
Step 7
Add and .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Move all the expressions to the left side of the equation.
Step 8.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 8.1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 8.2
Simplify .
Step 8.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 8.2.2
Add and .
Step 9
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 10
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 11
Step 11.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 11.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.4
Add parentheses.
Step 11.1.5
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 11.1.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.5.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 11.1.5.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.5.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.5.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.5.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 11.1.5.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.1.5.3.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 11.1.5.3.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 11.1.5.3.1.2.1
Move .
Step 11.1.5.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.5.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.5.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.5.3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.5.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.5.3.2
Add and .
Step 11.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.4
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.5
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.6
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.6.7
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.7
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 11.1.8
Simplify.
Step 11.1.8.1
Simplify each term.
Step 11.1.8.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.8.1.2
Simplify.
Step 11.1.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.8.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.8.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.8.1.4
Simplify.
Step 11.1.8.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.8.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.8.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 11.1.8.3
Add and .
Step 11.1.8.4
Subtract from .
Step 11.1.9
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.9.2
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.9.3
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.9.4
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.9.5
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.10
Factor by grouping.
Step 11.1.10.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 11.1.10.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.10.1.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 11.1.10.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.10.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.10.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.10.2
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
Step 11.1.10.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 11.1.10.2.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 11.1.10.3
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 11.1.11
Combine exponents.
Step 11.1.11.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.11.2
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.11.3
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.11.4
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.11.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.1.11.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 11.1.11.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 11.1.11.8
Add and .
Step 11.1.11.9
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.12
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.13
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.13.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.13.2
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.13.3
Move .
Step 11.1.13.4
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.14
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 11.1.15
Rewrite as .
Step 11.1.16
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.1.17
Multiply by .
Step 11.1.18
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11.2
Multiply by .
Step 12
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.