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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.2
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 1.3
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.1
Simplify .
Step 1.3.1.1
Combine fractions.
Step 1.3.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.3.1.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 1.3.1.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.3.1.2.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 1.3.1.2.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 1.3.1.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.1.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.1.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.1.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.1.2.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.1.2.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.1.2.2
Simplify.
Step 1.3.1.3
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 1.4
Solve for .
Step 1.4.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.4.2
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 1.4.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 1.4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.4.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.4.2.3.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 1.4.2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.2.3.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 2
A linear equation is an equation of a straight line, which means that the degree of a linear equation must be or for each of its variables. In this case and the degree of variable is . the degrees of the variables in the equation violate the linear equation definition, which means that the equation is not a linear equation.
Not Linear