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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2
Combine and .
Step 2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.4
Combine and .
Step 2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.8
Add and .
Step 3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4
Multiply both sides by .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.1.2
Move .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 6.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.1.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.2.3.2
Divide by .
Step 6.1.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.1.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.3
Simplify .
Step 6.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.3.5
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 6.3.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.3.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.3.5.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.3.5.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.3.5.5
Add and .
Step 6.3.5.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.5.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.3.5.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.3.5.6.3
Combine and .
Step 6.3.5.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.3.5.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.5.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.5.6.5
Simplify.
Step 6.3.6
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6.3.7
Reorder factors in .
Step 6.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 6.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 6.4.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 6.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.