Precalculus Examples

Factor x^4(4)(2x+1)^3(2x)+(2x+1)^4(4x^3)
Step 1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1
Move .
Step 1.2
Multiply by .
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Step 1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3
Add and .
Step 2
Move to the left of .
Step 3
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 4
Simplify each term.
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Step 4.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.8
One to any power is one.
Step 4.9
Multiply by .
Step 4.10
One to any power is one.
Step 5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6
Simplify.
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Step 6.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.4
Multiply by .
Step 7
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.1.1
Move .
Step 7.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.1.3
Add and .
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.3.1
Move .
Step 7.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.3.3
Add and .
Step 7.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.5.1
Move .
Step 7.5.2
Multiply by .
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Step 7.5.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.5.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.5.3
Add and .
Step 7.6
Multiply by .
Step 8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 9
Simplify.
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Step 9.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Multiply by .
Step 9.3
Multiply by .
Step 9.4
Multiply by .
Step 10
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 11
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 12
Simplify each term.
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Step 12.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 12.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 12.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.5
Multiply by .
Step 12.6
Multiply by .
Step 12.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 12.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 12.9
Multiply by .
Step 12.10
One to any power is one.
Step 12.11
Multiply by .
Step 12.12
Multiply by .
Step 12.13
One to any power is one.
Step 12.14
Multiply by .
Step 12.15
One to any power is one.
Step 13
Apply the distributive property.
Step 14
Simplify.
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Step 14.1
Multiply by .
Step 14.2
Multiply by .
Step 14.3
Multiply by .
Step 14.4
Multiply by .
Step 14.5
Multiply by .
Step 15
Apply the distributive property.
Step 16
Simplify.
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Step 16.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 16.1.1
Move .
Step 16.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 16.1.3
Add and .
Step 16.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 16.2.1
Move .
Step 16.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 16.2.3
Add and .
Step 16.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 16.3.1
Move .
Step 16.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 16.3.3
Add and .
Step 16.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 16.4.1
Move .
Step 16.4.2
Multiply by .
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Step 16.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 16.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 16.4.3
Add and .
Step 17
Add and .
Step 18
Add and .
Step 19
Add and .
Step 20
Factor out of .
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Step 20.1
Factor out of .
Step 20.2
Factor out of .
Step 20.3
Factor out of .
Step 20.4
Factor out of .
Step 20.5
Factor out of .
Step 20.6
Factor out of .
Step 20.7
Factor out of .
Step 20.8
Factor out of .
Step 20.9
Factor out of .
Step 20.10
Factor out of .
Step 20.11
Factor out of .