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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Multiply .
Step 1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.2.4
Multiply .
Step 2.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.4.3
Combine and .
Step 2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.3
Reorder and .
Step 4
Factor out of .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2
Reorder terms.
Step 5.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.6
Add and .
Step 5.7
Multiply by .