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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.1.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.1.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.5
Combine and .
Step 3.1.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.6.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.1.1.10
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1.10.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.10.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.11
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1.11.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.11.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.11.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.12
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1.12.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.1.12.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.12.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.13
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.1.14
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.2.1.1
Simplify terms.
Step 3.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.2.1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.2.1.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.1.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.2.1.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.2.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.1.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.1.2.4
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.1.2.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.2.1.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.3
Simplify terms.
Step 3.2.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.1.3.2
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 3.2.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.3.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.3.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3.2.1.5
Combine.
Step 3.2.1.6
Multiply.
Step 3.2.1.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 4
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify.
Step 5.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Rewrite the equation in vertex form.
Step 6.1.1
Complete the square for .
Step 6.1.1.1
Use the form , to find the values of , , and .
Step 6.1.1.2
Consider the vertex form of a parabola.
Step 6.1.1.3
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 6.1.1.3.1
Substitute the values of and into the formula .
Step 6.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.1.3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.1.3.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.3.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.1.3.2.2.4
Divide by .
Step 6.1.1.4
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 6.1.1.4.1
Substitute the values of , and into the formula .
Step 6.1.1.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.1.1.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.1.1.4.2.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.1.1.4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.4.2.1.3
Divide by .
Step 6.1.1.4.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 6.1.1.5
Substitute the values of , , and into the vertex form .
Step 6.1.2
Set equal to the new right side.
Step 6.2
Use the vertex form, , to determine the values of , , and .
Step 6.3
Since the value of is positive, the parabola opens right.
Opens Right
Step 6.4
Find the vertex .
Step 6.5
Find , the distance from the vertex to the focus.
Step 6.5.1
Find the distance from the vertex to a focus of the parabola by using the following formula.
Step 6.5.2
Substitute the value of into the formula.
Step 6.5.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.5.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.5.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.6
Find the focus.
Step 6.6.1
The focus of a parabola can be found by adding to the x-coordinate if the parabola opens left or right.
Step 6.6.2
Substitute the known values of , , and into the formula and simplify.
Step 6.7
Find the axis of symmetry by finding the line that passes through the vertex and the focus.
Step 6.8
Find the directrix.
Step 6.8.1
The directrix of a parabola is the vertical line found by subtracting from the x-coordinate of the vertex if the parabola opens left or right.
Step 6.8.2
Substitute the known values of and into the formula and simplify.
Step 6.9
Use the properties of the parabola to analyze and graph the parabola.
Direction: Opens Right
Vertex:
Focus:
Axis of Symmetry:
Directrix:
Direction: Opens Right
Vertex:
Focus:
Axis of Symmetry:
Directrix:
Step 7
Step 7.1
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 7.1.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.1.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.1.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.1.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 7.1.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 7.1.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 7.1.3
Convert to decimal.
Step 7.2
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 7.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.2.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.2.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.2.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 7.2.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 7.2.2.3
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 7.2.2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.2.2.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.2.3.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 7.2.2.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.2.2.3.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.2.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 7.2.3
Convert to decimal.
Step 7.3
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 7.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.3.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.3.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.3.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 7.3.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.3.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 7.3.2.3
The final answer is .
Step 7.3.3
Convert to decimal.
Step 7.4
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 7.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 7.4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 7.4.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.4.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 7.4.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.4.2.2.2
Add and .
Step 7.4.2.3
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 7.4.2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.4.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.4.2.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.4.2.3.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 7.4.2.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.4.2.3.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.4.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 7.4.3
Convert to decimal.
Step 7.5
Graph the parabola using its properties and the selected points.
Step 8
Graph the parabola using its properties and the selected points.
Direction: Opens Right
Vertex:
Focus:
Axis of Symmetry:
Directrix:
Step 9