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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.2
Multiply .
Step 1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.7
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.8
Combine and .
Step 1.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.10
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.11
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.12
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 1.12.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.12.1.1
Move .
Step 1.12.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.12.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.12.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.12.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.12.2
Reorder terms.
Step 2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Move to the left of .
Step 5
Factor out of .
Step 6
Factor out of .
Step 7
Factor out of .
Step 8
Factor out of .
Step 9
Factor out of .
Step 10
Step 10.1
Rewrite as .
Step 10.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.