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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.1.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 2.1.1.3
Combine.
Step 2.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.1.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.1.5.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1
Combine and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 5.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.4
Add and .
Step 5.3.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.3.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.5.3
Combine and .
Step 5.3.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.5.5
Simplify.
Step 5.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.4.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.4.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.4.4.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.4.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.4.6
Combine exponents.
Step 5.4.6.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.4.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 8.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 8.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 8.2.1
Simplify .
Step 8.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 8.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 9
Move .
Step 10
Step 10.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 10.1.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 10.1.2.2
Move .
Step 10.1.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 10.1.3
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 10.2
Rewrite the expression.