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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.3.1.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2
Simplify.
Step 5.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3
Move .
Step 6
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 7
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.5
Subtract from .
Step 8.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.7.3
Add parentheses.
Step 8.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.3
Simplify .
Step 9
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.