Calculus Examples

Find the Derivative Using Chain Rule - d/dx f(x)=((8x^-4+4x+10)^(4/3))/(-3x^-3-2x+6)
Step 1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Combine and .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Simplify.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Combine and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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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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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
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Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Simplify each term.
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Combine.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Reorder terms.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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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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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Reorder terms.
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Combine exponents.
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Combine.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Simplify each term.
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Combine exponents.
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Rewrite as .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Combine exponents.
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Remove unnecessary parentheses.
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Factor out of .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Move to the left of .
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Simplify the numerator.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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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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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
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Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Combine.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Simplify each term.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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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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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
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Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Factor out of .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Divide by .
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Multiply by .
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Reorder the factors of .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Reorder and .
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Move .
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Reorder and .
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Reorder and .
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Move .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Divide by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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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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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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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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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Divide by .
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
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Simplify each term.
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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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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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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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Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Combine terms.
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Rewrite as a product.
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Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.