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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite the division as a fraction.
Step 1.2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.3.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 1.3.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.3.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 1.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.6.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.7
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.7.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.7.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.8
Simplify each term.
Step 1.8.1
To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.
Step 1.8.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.8.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.8.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.8.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.8.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.8.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.8.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.8.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.10
Subtract from .
Step 1.11
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.11.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 1.11.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.11.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.11.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.11.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.12
Multiply by .
Step 1.13
Multiply by .
Step 1.14
Multiply by .
Step 1.15
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.15.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.15.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.15.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.15.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.15.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.16
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3
Combine and .
Step 4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2
Subtract from .
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
Mixed Number Form: