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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.2.1
Move .
Step 1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Remove non-negative terms from the absolute value.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3
Remove non-negative terms from the absolute value.
Step 2.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.5
Multiply .
Step 2.5.1
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 2.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.5.5
Add and .
Step 2.6
Remove non-negative terms from the absolute value.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2
Subtract from .
Step 4
Since , the equation will always be true for any value of .
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Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
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