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Finite Math Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Combine.
Step 2.2.1.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 2.2.1.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
Step 3.1.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 3.1.2
The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 3.2
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 3.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3
Solve the equation.
Step 3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.3.4
Simplify .
Step 3.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.3.4.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.4.2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 3.3.4.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.4.2
Move .
Step 3.3.4.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.4.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.4.4.5
Add and .
Step 3.3.4.4.6
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.4.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 3.3.4.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.4.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.4.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.4.4.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.3.4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.7
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.3.4.7.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.3.4.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.7.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.3.4.7.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.4.7.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.7.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.7.5
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.3.4.7.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.4.7.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3.4.7.6
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.3.4.7.7
Add and .
Step 3.3.4.8
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.3.4.8.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.3.4.8.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 3.3.4.8.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3.4.9
Divide by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form:
Step 7