Finite Math Examples

Simplify (x-5)/(4x+8)*(12x^2+32x+16)
Step 1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Factor by grouping.
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Step 4.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Step 4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 4.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Step 4.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 4.2.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 4.3
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2
Divide by .
Step 6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 7.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 7.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.1.2.1
Move .
Step 7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 7.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 7.2
Subtract from .