Pre-Algebra Examples

$\frac{8 x^{2} - 12 x - 4}{4}$

Step 1

Factor $4$ out of $8 x^{2}$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2}) - 12 x - 4}{4}$

Step 2

Factor $4$ out of $- 12 x$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2}) + 4 (- 3 x) - 4}{4}$

Step 3

Factor $4$ out of $4 (2 x^{2}) + 4 (- 3 x)$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2} - 3 x) - 4}{4}$

Step 4

Factor $4$ out of $- 4$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2} - 3 x) + 4 \cdot - 1}{4}$

Step 5

Factor $4$ out of $4 (2 x^{2} - 3 x) + 4 (- 1)$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1)}{4}$

Step 6

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 6.1

Factor $4$ out of $4$ .

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1)}{4 (1)}$

Step 6.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{4 (2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1)}{4 \cdot 1}$

Step 6.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1}{1}$

Step 6.4

Divide $2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1$ by $1$ .

$2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1$

$2 x^{2} - 3 x - 1$

$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$