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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 1.2
Multiply.
Step 1.2.1
Combine.
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.2.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.2.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3.2
Simplify.
Step 1.2.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 1.2.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 1.2.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.4
Add and .
Step 1.2.3.5
Add and .
Step 1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 1.4
Factor out of .
Step 1.5
Factor out of .
Step 1.6
Factor out of .
Step 1.7
Separate fractions.
Step 1.8
Divide by .
Step 1.9
Divide by .
Step 1.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.11
Multiply by .
Step 1.12
Multiply by .
Step 1.13
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 1.14
Multiply.
Step 1.14.1
Combine.
Step 1.14.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.14.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.14.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.14.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.14.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.14.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.14.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.14.3.2
Simplify.
Step 1.14.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.14.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.14.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.14.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 1.14.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 1.14.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.14.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.14.3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.14.3.4
Add and .
Step 1.14.3.5
Add and .
Step 1.15
Rewrite as .
Step 1.16
Factor out of .
Step 1.17
Factor out of .
Step 1.18
Factor out of .
Step 1.19
Separate fractions.
Step 1.20
Divide by .
Step 1.21
Divide by .
Step 1.22
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.23
Multiply by .
Step 1.24
Multiply by .
Step 1.25
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 1.25.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.25.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.25.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.25.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.25.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.26
Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Step 1.27
Multiply.
Step 1.27.1
Combine.
Step 1.27.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.27.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.27.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.27.3.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.27.3.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.27.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.27.3.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.27.3.2
Simplify.
Step 1.27.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3.2.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.27.3.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.27.3.2.7
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.27.3.2.8
Add and .
Step 1.27.3.2.9
Add and .
Step 1.27.3.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.27.3.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.27.3.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.27.3.4
Add and .
Step 1.27.3.5
Add and .
Step 1.28
Rewrite as .
Step 1.29
Factor out of .
Step 1.30
Factor out of .
Step 1.31
Factor out of .
Step 1.32
Separate fractions.
Step 1.33
Divide by .
Step 1.34
Divide by .
Step 1.35
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.36
Multiply by .
Step 1.37
Multiply by .
Step 1.38
Multiply by .
Step 1.39
Divide by .
Step 1.40
Multiply by .
Step 2
Add and .
Step 3
Add and .
Step 4
Add and .
Step 5
Subtract from .
Step 6
Subtract from .
Step 7
Subtract from .