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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.2.3.1
Move .
Step 2.2.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.5
Factor out of .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.3.1
Divide by .
Step 6
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 7
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 8.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.1.2
Multiply .
Step 8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.3
Add and .
Step 8.2
Multiply by .
Step 9
Step 9.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 9.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 9.1.2
Multiply .
Step 9.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.1.3
Add and .
Step 9.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.3
Change the to .
Step 9.4
Rewrite as .
Step 9.5
Factor out of .
Step 9.6
Factor out of .
Step 9.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10
Step 10.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 10.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.1.2
Multiply .
Step 10.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.3
Add and .
Step 10.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.3
Change the to .
Step 10.4
Rewrite as .
Step 10.5
Factor out of .
Step 10.6
Factor out of .
Step 10.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 11
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 12
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: