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Finite Math Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.1.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.4
Add and .
Step 3.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.1.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.1.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.5.3
Combine and .
Step 3.1.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.5.5
Simplify.
Step 3.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.3
Combine exponents.
Step 4.3.1
Rewrite the expression using the least common index of .
Step 4.3.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.4
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 4.3.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.3.4
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 4.3.4.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.5
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 4.3.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.3.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.3.6.1
Move .
Step 4.3.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.3.6.3
Add and .
Step 4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 4.4.1
Factor out .
Step 4.4.2
Add parentheses.
Step 4.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Rewrite.
Step 5.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.3
Rewrite.
Step 5.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.6
Combine exponents.
Step 5.6.1
Rewrite the expression using the least common index of .
Step 5.6.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.6.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.6.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.6.1.4
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.6.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.6.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.6.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.6.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.6.4
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.6.4.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.6.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.5
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.6.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.6.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.6.6.1
Move .
Step 5.6.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.6.6.3
Add and .
Step 5.7
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.1
Factor out .
Step 5.7.2
Add parentheses.
Step 5.8
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.9
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2
Divide by .