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Finite Math Examples
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Step 1
Eliminate the equal sides of each equation and combine.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 2.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2
Move all terms to the left side of the equation and simplify.
Step 2.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 2.4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 2.5
Simplify.
Step 2.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.5.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.5.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.5.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.5.3
Simplify .
Step 2.6
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 2.6.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.6.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.6.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.6.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.6.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.6.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.3
Simplify .
Step 2.6.4
Change the to .
Step 2.7
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 2.7.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.7.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.7.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.7.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.7.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.7.1.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.7.1.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2.7.1.9
Move to the left of .
Step 2.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.7.3
Simplify .
Step 2.7.4
Change the to .
Step 2.8
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Substitute for .
Step 3.2
Simplify .
Step 3.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.1.4
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 3.2.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.5
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 3.2.1.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.1.5.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4
Multiply .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.1.5.1.4.9
Add and .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.3
Combine and .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.5.1.7.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.2.1.5.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.1.5.3
Add and .
Step 3.2.1.6
Reorder and .
Step 3.2.1.7
Combine and .
Step 3.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.3
Combine and .
Step 3.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Substitute for .
Step 4.2
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.4
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.2.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2.1.5
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.2.1.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.1.5.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.8
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.1.5.1.4.9
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.1.5.1.7.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.2.1.5.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.1.5.3
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.1.6
Reorder and .
Step 4.2.1.7
Combine and .
Step 4.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.3
Combine and .
Step 4.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5
The solution of the system of equations is all the values that make the system true.
Step 6
List all of the solutions.