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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite.
Step 1.2
Simplify by adding zeros.
Step 1.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.4
Simplify terms.
Step 1.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.4.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.5.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5.2
Combine and .
Step 1.5.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.5.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5.4
Combine and .
Step 1.5.5
Combine and .
Step 1.5.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.5.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.6.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.6.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5.7
Combine and .
Step 1.5.8
Combine and .
Step 1.5.9
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.5.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.9.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.9.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.9.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5.10
Combine and .
Step 1.5.11
Combine and .
Step 1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.6
Multiply by .
Step 2.7
Subtract from .
Step 2.8
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.8.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.9
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.10
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.11
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.12
Multiply by .
Step 2.13
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.13.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.13.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.13.3
Reorder terms.
Step 2.14
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.15
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.16
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 2.16.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.16.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.16.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.16.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.17
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.18
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.18.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.18.2
Simplify.
Step 2.18.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.18.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.18.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.18.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.19
Factor out of .
Step 2.20
Factor out of .
Step 2.21
Factor out of .
Step 2.22
Rewrite as .
Step 2.23
Factor out of .
Step 2.24
Factor out of .
Step 2.25
Factor out of .
Step 2.26
Rewrite as .
Step 2.27
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 4.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.2.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.2.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.2.1.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.2.1.2.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.1.2.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.3
Simplify terms.
Step 4.3.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.3.2
Expand the denominator using the FOIL method.
Step 4.3.3.3.3
Simplify.
Step 4.3.3.3.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.3.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.3.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.3.3.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.3.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.3.3.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.3.3.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.3.3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.3.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.3.3.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.3.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.3.3.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.3.4
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.3.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.3.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.3.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.3.5
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.3.3.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.3.5.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.2.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.3.5.1.2.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.3
Combine and .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.3.5.1.3.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 4.3.3.5.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.5.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.3.3.5.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.3.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.3.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.6.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.3.6.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.6.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.3.6.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.3.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.3.8
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.9
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.10
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.3.11
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.3.3.11.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.3.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3.11.3
Multiply by .
Step 5
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