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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.1.2.1
Move .
Step 3.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.1.5.1
Move .
Step 3.1.5.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.5.3
Add and .
Step 3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.1.9
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.1.9.1
Move .
Step 3.1.9.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.9.3
Add and .
Step 3.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.11
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.1.12
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.1.12.1
Move .
Step 3.1.12.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.12.3
Add and .
Step 3.1.13
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.14
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.15
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.16
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.17
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Simplify terms.
Step 3.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.1.1
Move .
Step 4.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.1.3
Add and .
Step 4.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.2.1
Move .
Step 4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.3.1
Move .
Step 4.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.3
Add and .
Step 4.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.4.1
Move .
Step 4.4.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.4.3
Add and .
Step 4.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.5.1
Move .
Step 4.5.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.5.3
Add and .
Step 5
Move .
Step 6
Reorder and .