Finite Math Examples

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x + h}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 1

Multiply $\frac{5}{\sqrt{x + h}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{x + h}}{\sqrt{x + h}}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x + h}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{x + h}}{\sqrt{x + h}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2

Combine and simplify the denominator.

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Step 2.1

Multiply $\frac{5}{\sqrt{x + h}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{x + h}}{\sqrt{x + h}}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{\sqrt{x + h} \sqrt{x + h}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.2

Raise $\sqrt{x + h}$ to the power of $1$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{\sqrt{x + h} \sqrt{x + h}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.3

Raise $\sqrt{x + h}$ to the power of $1$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{\sqrt{x + h} \sqrt{x + h}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.4

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{{\sqrt{x + h}}^{1 + 1}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.5

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{{\sqrt{x + h}}^{2}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.6

Rewrite ${\sqrt{x + h}}^{2}$ as $x + h$ .

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Step 2.6.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{x + h}$ as ${(x + h)}^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{{({(x + h)}^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.6.2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{{(x + h)}^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.6.3

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{{(x + h)}^{\frac{2}{2}}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.6.4

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 2.6.4.1

Cancel the common factor.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{{(x + h)}^{\frac{2}{2}}} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.6.4.2

Rewrite the expression.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 2.6.5

Simplify.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 3

Multiply $\frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{x}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}}$

Step 4

Combine and simplify the denominator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply $\frac{5}{\sqrt{x}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x} \sqrt{x}}$

Step 4.2

Raise $\sqrt{x}$ to the power of $1$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x} \sqrt{x}}$

Step 4.3

Raise $\sqrt{x}$ to the power of $1$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x} \sqrt{x}}$

Step 4.4

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{{\sqrt{x}}^{1 + 1}}$

Step 4.5

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{{\sqrt{x}}^{2}}$

Step 4.6

Rewrite ${\sqrt{x}}^{2}$ as $x$ .

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Step 4.6.1

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{x}$ as $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{{(x^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Step 4.6.2

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{x^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}}$

Step 4.6.3

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{x^{\frac{2}{2}}}$

Step 4.6.4

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 4.6.4.1

Cancel the common factor.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{x^{\frac{2}{2}}}$

Step 4.6.4.2

Rewrite the expression.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{x}$

Step 4.6.5

Simplify.

$3 \sqrt{x + h} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x + h}}{x + h} - 3 \sqrt{x} + \frac{5 \sqrt{x}}{x}$

Step 5

Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.

$1, x + h, 1, x$

Step 6

Since $1, x + h, 1, x$ contains both numbers and variables, there are four steps to find the LCM. Find LCM for the numeric, variable, and compound variable parts. Then, multiply them all together.

Steps to find the LCM for $1, x + h, 1, x$ are:

1. Find the LCM for the numeric part $1, 1, 1, 1$ .

2. Find the LCM for the variable part $x^{1}$ .

3. Find the LCM for the compound variable part $x + h$ .

4. Multiply each LCM together.

Step 7

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 8

The number $1$ is not a prime number because it only has one positive factor, which is itself.

Not prime

Step 9

The LCM of $1, 1, 1, 1$ is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either number.

$1$

Step 10

The factor for $x^{1}$ is $x$ itself.

$x^{1} = x$

$x$ occurs $1$ time.

Step 11

The LCM of $x^{1}$ is the result of multiplying all prime factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.

$x$

Step 12

The factor for $x + h$ is $x + h$ itself.

$(x + h) = x + h$

$(x + h)$ occurs $1$ time.

Step 13

The LCM of $x + h$ is the result of multiplying all factors the greatest number of times they occur in either term.

$x + h$

Step 14

The Least Common Multiple $LCM$ of some numbers is the smallest number that the numbers are factors of.

$x (x + h)$