Basic Math Examples

$\frac{a^{5} - 12 a^{4}}{3 a^{4}}$

Step 1

Factor $a^{4}$ out of $a^{5} - 12 a^{4}$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $a^{4}$ out of $a^{5}$ .

$\frac{a^{4} a - 12 a^{4}}{3 a^{4}}$

Step 1.2

Factor $a^{4}$ out of $- 12 a^{4}$ .

$\frac{a^{4} a + a^{4} \cdot - 12}{3 a^{4}}$

Step 1.3

Factor $a^{4}$ out of $a^{4} a + a^{4} \cdot - 12$ .

$\frac{a^{4} (a - 12)}{3 a^{4}}$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $a^{4}$ .

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Step 2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{a^{4} (a - 12)}{3 a^{4}}$

Step 2.2

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{a - 12}{3}$