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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1
Reorder the expression.
Step 1.1.1.1
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.1.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 1.3
Factor by grouping.
Step 1.3.1
Reorder terms.
Step 1.3.2
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 1.3.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.3
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
Step 1.3.3.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 1.3.3.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 1.3.4
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 1.4
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.5.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.2
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.5.2.1
Add and .
Step 1.5.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.5.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.5.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.4
Subtract from .
Step 1.6
Combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1
Factor out negative.
Step 1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3
Multiply.
Step 2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2
Multiply by .