Finite Math Examples

Simplify (2x^2-1/400y^2)^2-(2x^2+1/400y^2)^2
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Combine and .
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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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 and combine like terms.
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Step 1.4.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.4.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.4.1.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.4.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Factor out negative.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.4.1.8.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4.1.9
Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.4.1.11
Multiply .
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Step 1.4.1.11.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.4.1.11.4.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Step 1.4.2.1
Reorder and .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.5.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.6
Combine and .
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.8
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.8.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.8.2
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.9
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.9.1
Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.9.1.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.9.1.7.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Combine.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.9.1.10.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Step 1.9.2.1
Reorder and .
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Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.10.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.11
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.12
Multiply by .
Step 2
Simplify terms.
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Step 2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 2.1.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Subtract from .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.