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Pre-Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Combine exponents.
Step 1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5
Add and .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7
Multiply by .
Step 8
Multiply by .
Step 9
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 10
Step 10.1
Factor out of .
Step 10.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 10.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 10.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 10.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.2.5
Divide by .