Calculus Examples

Solve for x x square root of 4-x^2-(x^2)/( square root of 4-x^2)=0
Step 1
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 1.1.5.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 1.1.5.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.1.5.6.3
Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.5.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
Step 1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.3
Combine and .
Step 1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.5.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.5.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.5.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.5.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.5.3.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.5.3.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
Step 1.5.4
Reorder terms.
Step 1.6
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.8
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.10
Factor out of .
Step 1.11
Rewrite as .
Step 1.12
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.13
Reorder factors in .
Step 2
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 3.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.2.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.2.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.2.3
Add and .
Step 4
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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Step 4.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 4.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 5
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 5.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.2.3.1.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 5.2.3.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.3.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.3.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.2.3.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 5.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.3.2.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.2.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.3.2.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.3.2.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 6
Solve the equation.
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Step 6.1
Factor out of .
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Step 6.1.1
Reorder the expression.
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Step 6.1.1.1
Reorder and .
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Reorder and .
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Reorder and .
Step 6.1.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 6.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 6.2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 6.3
Set equal to .
Step 6.4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.4.2
Solve for .
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Step 6.4.2.1
Set the equal to .
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Solve for .
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Step 6.4.2.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.4.2.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.4.2.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.4.2.2.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 6.4.2.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.4.2.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.4.2.2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6.4.2.2.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.4.2.2.4
Simplify .
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Step 6.4.2.2.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.4.2.2.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 6.4.2.2.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 6.4.2.2.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 6.4.2.2.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 6.4.2.2.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 6.5
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 6.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.5.2
Solve for .
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Step 6.5.2.1
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 6.5.2.2
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 6.5.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 6.5.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.5.2.3.1.1
One to any power is one.
Step 6.5.2.3.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 6.5.2.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 6.5.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.5.2.4
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 6.6
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 7
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.
Step 8
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: