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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.4
Add and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.1
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 3.3.2
Multiply.
Step 3.3.2.1
Combine.
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.3.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.2.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.3.2.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.3.2.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2.3.2
Simplify.
Step 3.3.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.2.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.9
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.2.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 3.3.2.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.3.2.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.2.3.4
Add and .
Step 3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 4
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify terms.
Step 5.3.3.1
Combine and .
Step 5.3.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.4.2
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.4.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.4.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 5.3.6
Multiply .
Step 5.3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.6.2
Multiply by .