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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 1.2
The LCM is the smallest positive number that all of the numbers divide into evenly.
1. List the prime factors of each number.
2. Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number.
Step 1.3
The number is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.
Not prime
Step 1.4
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.
Step 1.5
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
Step 1.6
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
Step 1.7
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
Step 1.8
The factor for is itself.
occurs time.
Step 1.9
The LCM of is the result of multiplying all factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.2.3.1
Move .
Step 2.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.3.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.3.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.1.3.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.1.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.5
Simplify.
Step 2.3.1.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.3.1.5.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.1.6.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.1.7
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.3.1.7.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.7.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.7.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.8
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.3.1.8.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.1.8.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.8.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.1.8.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.1.8.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.3.1.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.10
Simplify.
Step 2.3.1.10.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.3.1.10.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Since is on the right side of the equation, switch the sides so it is on the left side of the equation.
Step 3.2
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 3.4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 3.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.5.2
Simplify.
Step 3.5.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.3
Add parentheses.
Step 3.5.4
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 3.5.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.4.2
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 3.5.4.3
Simplify each term.
Step 3.5.4.3.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.4.3.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.5.4.3.2.1
Move .
Step 3.5.4.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.4.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.7
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.4.3.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.9
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.4.3.10
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.5.4.3.10.1
Move .
Step 3.5.4.3.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.11
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.12
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.13
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.14
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.3.15
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.4.4
Add and .
Step 3.5.4.4.1
Move .
Step 3.5.4.4.2
Add and .
Step 3.5.4.5
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.4.6
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.7
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.8
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.9
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.10
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.11
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.12
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.5.13
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.6
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 3.5.7
Simplify.
Step 3.5.7.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.5.7.1.1
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 3.5.7.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.2.1
Move .
Step 3.5.7.1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.2.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 3.5.7.1.2.6.1
Move .
Step 3.5.7.1.2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.7.1.3.1
Move .
Step 3.5.7.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.7.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.5.7.1.5
Simplify.
Step 3.5.7.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.1.5.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.7.2
Add and .
Step 3.5.7.3
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.7.4
Add and .
Step 3.5.7.5
Subtract from .
Step 3.5.7.6
Add and .
Step 3.5.8
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.6
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.7
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.8
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.9
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.10
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.8.11
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.5.10
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.10.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.10.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.11
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.5.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.