Calculus Examples

Find the Area Between the Curves x-2y=-5 , x^2+y^2=25
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Step 1
Solve by substitution to find the intersection between the curves.
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Step 1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
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Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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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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Step 1.2.2.1.1.3.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 1.3
Solve for in .
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Step 1.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.3.3.1
Reorder 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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If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
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Set equal to .
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Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 1.3.6.1
Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Step 1.3.6.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Divide by .
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The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 1.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 1.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 1.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.4.2.1
Simplify .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 1.5
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 1.5.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.5.2.1
Simplify .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 1.6
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Solve in terms of .
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Step 3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.3
Simplify .
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Step 3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 3.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
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Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 4
The area of the region between the curves is defined as the integral of the upper curve minus the integral of the lower curve over each region. The regions are determined by the intersection points of the curves. This can be done algebraically or graphically.
Step 5
Integrate to find the area between and .
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Step 5.1
Combine the integrals into a single integral.
Step 5.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 5.4
Complete the square.
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Step 5.4.1
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.4.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 5.4.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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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 5.4.1.2.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Reorder and .
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Use the form , to find the values of , , and .
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Consider the vertex form of a parabola.
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Find the value of using the formula .
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Step 5.4.4.1
Substitute the values of and into the formula .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.4.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.4.4.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Move the negative one from the denominator of .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Find the value of using the formula .
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Step 5.4.5.1
Substitute the values of , and into the formula .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.4.5.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.4.5.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
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Multiply by .
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Divide by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Substitute the values of , , and into the vertex form .
Step 5.5
Let . Then . Rewrite using and .
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Step 5.5.1
Let . Find .
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Step 5.5.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 5.5.1.2
By the Sum Rule, 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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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
Step 5.5.2
Substitute the lower limit in for in .
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Add and .
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Substitute the upper limit in for in .
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Add and .
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The values found for and will be used to evaluate the definite integral.
Step 5.5.7
Rewrite the problem using , , and the new limits of integration.
Step 5.6
Let , where . Then . Note that since , is positive.
Step 5.7
Simplify terms.
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Step 5.7.1
Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Reorder 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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Apply pythagorean identity.
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Simplify.
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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 .
Step 5.8
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 5.9
Use the half-angle formula to rewrite as .
Step 5.10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
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Combine and .
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Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 5.13
Apply the constant rule.
Step 5.14
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 5.14.1
Let . Find .
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Differentiate .
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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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Substitute the lower limit in for in .
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Multiply by .
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Substitute the upper limit in for in .
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Multiply by .
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The values found for and will be used to evaluate the definite integral.
Step 5.14.7
Rewrite the problem using , , and the new limits of integration.
Step 5.15
Combine and .
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Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 5.17
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 5.18
Apply the constant rule.
Step 5.19
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 5.20
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 5.21
Combine and .
Step 5.22
Substitute and simplify.
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Step 5.22.1
Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Simplify.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.22.5.6.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.22.5.6.2.1
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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Raising to any positive power yields .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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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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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Simplify.
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Step 5.23.1
The exact value of is .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Combine and .
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Add and .
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Combine 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 and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Divide by .
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