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Linear Algebra Examples
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.3.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.1.5.1
Move .
Step 5.3.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.2
Add and .
Step 5.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5
Simplify.
Step 5.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.6
Subtract from .
Step 6
Step 6.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 6.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 6.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.3.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 6.3.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.3.3.1.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 6.3.3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.3.1.3
Divide by .
Step 6.4
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 6.5
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.6
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 6.6.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.6.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 6.6.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 6.6.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.6.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.6.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.6.3.1.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 6.6.3.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6.6.3.1.3
Divide by .
Step 6.7
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 7
Set the radicand in greater than or equal to to find where the expression is defined.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Convert the inequality to an equation.
Step 8.2
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 8.3
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 8.4
Simplify.
Step 8.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.4.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.4.1.2
Multiply .
Step 8.4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.4.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 8.4.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 8.4.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.4.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.4.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.4.3
Simplify .
Step 8.4.4
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 8.4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 8.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 8.5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 8.5.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.5.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.5.3
Simplify .
Step 8.5.4
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 8.5.5
Rewrite as .
Step 8.5.6
Change the to .
Step 8.5.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.5.8
Multiply by .
Step 8.6
Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
Step 8.6.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.6.1.2
Multiply .
Step 8.6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 8.6.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 8.6.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.6.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 8.6.1.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 8.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.3
Simplify .
Step 8.6.4
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 8.6.5
Rewrite as .
Step 8.6.6
Change the to .
Step 8.6.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.6.8
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.9
Multiply .
Step 8.6.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.7
Consolidate the solutions.
Step 8.8
Use each root to create test intervals.
Step 8.9
Choose a test value from each interval and plug this value into the original inequality to determine which intervals satisfy the inequality.
Step 8.9.1
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
Step 8.9.1.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 8.9.1.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 8.9.1.3
The left side is less than the right side , which means that the given statement is false.
False
False
Step 8.9.2
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
Step 8.9.2.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 8.9.2.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 8.9.2.3
The left side is greater than the right side , which means that the given statement is always true.
True
True
Step 8.9.3
Test a value on the interval to see if it makes the inequality true.
Step 8.9.3.1
Choose a value on the interval and see if this value makes the original inequality true.
Step 8.9.3.2
Replace with in the original inequality.
Step 8.9.3.3
The left side is less than the right side , which means that the given statement is false.
False
False
Step 8.9.4
Compare the intervals to determine which ones satisfy the original inequality.
False
True
False
False
True
False
Step 8.10
The solution consists of all of the true intervals.
Step 9
The domain is all values of that make the expression defined.
Interval Notation:
Set-Builder Notation:
Step 10