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Precalculus 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
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.2.1
Reorder the factors in the terms and .
Step 1.2.2
Add and .
Step 1.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.3.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.3.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.3.3.1
Move .
Step 1.3.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.3.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.5
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.6
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.6.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.6.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.6.1.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.6.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.6.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.6.1.3.1
Move .
Step 1.6.1.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 1.6.1.4
Simplify .
Step 1.6.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.6.1.5.1
Move .
Step 1.6.1.5.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1.5.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.6.1.6
Simplify .
Step 1.6.1.7
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.6.1.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.6.1.8.1
Move .
Step 1.6.1.8.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1.8.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.6.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 1.6.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.8
Multiply by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 2.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2
Subtract from .