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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.2.1.1.1
Move .
Step 1.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2
Add and .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.2
Multiply .
Step 6.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.3
Add and .
Step 6.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.3
Change the to .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 7.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.1.2
Multiply .
Step 7.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.3
Add and .
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.3
Change the to .
Step 8
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 9
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: