Finite Math Examples

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot (e - 1)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{1}{2} e + \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$

Step 2

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $e$ .

$\frac{e}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot - 1$

Step 3

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $- 1$ .

$\frac{e}{2} + \frac{- 1}{2}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{e - 1}{2}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{e - 1}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$0.85914091 \dots$