Precalculus Examples

Expand the Trigonometric Expression (3/2x-1/2y)^5
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2
Combine and .
Step 2
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 3
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.4.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.7
Multiply .
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Step 3.7.1
Combine and .
Step 3.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.8
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.9
Multiply .
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Step 3.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.10
Move to the left of .
Step 3.11
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.11.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.11.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.13
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.14
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.14.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.14.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.14.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.14.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.15
Combine and .
Step 3.16
Multiply by .
Step 3.17
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.17.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.17.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.18
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.19
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.20
Multiply by .
Step 3.21
Combine.
Step 3.22
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 3.22.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.22.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.22.3
Add and .
Step 3.23
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.24
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.24.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.24.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.25
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.26
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.27
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.27.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.27.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.27.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.27.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.28
Combine and .
Step 3.29
Multiply by .
Step 3.30
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.30.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.30.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.31
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.32
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.33
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.34
Multiply .
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Step 3.34.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.34.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.35
Move to the left of .
Step 3.36
Multiply .
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Step 3.36.1
Combine and .
Step 3.36.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.37
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.37.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.37.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.38
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.39
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.40
Multiply by .
Step 3.41
Combine.
Step 3.42
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.42.1
Multiply by .
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Step 3.42.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.42.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.42.2
Add and .
Step 3.43
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.44
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.44.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.44.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.45
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.46
Raise to the power of .