Finite Math Examples

$2 x^{2} - 3 x - 4$

Step 1

Move $x^{2}$ in $\frac{2 x^{2}}{1}$ to the denominator and change the exponent from positive to negative.

$\frac{2}{x^{- 2}}$

Step 2

Move $x^{1}$ in $\frac{- 3 x}{1}$ to the denominator and change the exponent from positive to negative.

$\frac{- 3}{x^{- 1}}$

Step 3

Rewrite $- 4$ as $- 2^{2}$ .

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

Step 4

Move $2^{2}$ in $\frac{- 2^{2}}{1}$ to the denominator and change the exponent from positive to negative.

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

Step 5

Rewrite the expression with the negative exponents.

$\frac{2}{x^{- 2}} + \frac{- 3}{x^{- 1}} + \frac{- 1}{2^{- 2}}$