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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3
Factor out of .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.1
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 4.3.1.2
Multiply.
Step 4.3.1.2.1
Combine.
Step 4.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.2.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.2.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.3
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 4.3.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.1.5
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 4.3.1.6
Multiply.
Step 4.3.1.6.1
Combine.
Step 4.3.1.6.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.3.1.6.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.3
Multiply .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.3.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.6.2.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.6.2.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.2.5
Reorder and .
Step 4.3.1.6.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.6.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.6.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.7
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 4.3.1.8
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 4.3.1.9
Multiply.
Step 4.3.1.9.1
Combine.
Step 4.3.1.9.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.3.1.9.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.9.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.9.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.9.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.10
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.10.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.10.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.10.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.11
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 4.3.1.12
Multiply.
Step 4.3.1.12.1
Combine.
Step 4.3.1.12.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.3.1.12.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.12.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.3
Multiply .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.3.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.12.2.3.5
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.12.2.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.12.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2
Simplify.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.2.10
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.12.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.12.3.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.13
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.13.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.13.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.1.13.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.3.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.3.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.3.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.4
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 4.3.4.1
Add and .
Step 4.3.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.3.4.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.4.4
Add and .
Step 4.3.4.5
Reorder terms.
Step 5
The domain of the expression is all real numbers except where the expression is undefined. In this case, there is no real number that makes the expression undefined.
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Step 6