Basic Math Examples

Multiply (2/3a-3/4b)(2/3a-3/4b)
Step 1
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 1.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 1.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 1.2.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.1
Multiply .
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Step 3.1.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.1.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.6
Add and .
Step 3.1.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.3.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.3.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.5
Combine and .
Step 3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.6.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.1.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.6.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.6.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.7
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.7.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.8
Combine and .
Step 3.1.9
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.1.10
Multiply .
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Step 3.1.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.10.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.10.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.10.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.10.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.10.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.10.8
Add and .
Step 3.1.10.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Subtract from .
Step 4
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5
Move .