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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.3.1.1
Move .
Step 1.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.3.3.1
Move .
Step 1.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.3.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 2
Graph each side of the equation. The solution is the x-value of the point of intersection.
Step 3