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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.3.2
Add and .
Step 2.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.1.5
Simplify.
Step 2.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.5
Factor out of .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Divide by .
Step 5
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 6
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.1.2
Multiply .
Step 7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.3
Add and .
Step 7.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 7.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.3
Simplify .
Step 7.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.2
Multiply .
Step 8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.3
Add and .
Step 8.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.3
Simplify .
Step 8.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 8.5
Change the to .
Step 9
Step 9.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 9.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.2
Multiply .
Step 9.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.3
Add and .
Step 9.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 9.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 9.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 9.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 9.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.3
Simplify .
Step 9.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 9.5
Change the to .
Step 10
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 11
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: