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Precalculus Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.3.1.1
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3.1.2
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.2
Combine and .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.4
Combine and .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.5
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.7
Combine.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.8.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.8.2
Add and .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.1.9
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.1.1.4
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 2.2.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.5
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.1.5.1
Reorder and .
Step 2.2.1.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.1.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Substitute into the equation. This will make the quadratic formula easy to use.
Step 3.2
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 3.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.2.2.1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.4
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 3.4.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.4.2
Add and .
Step 3.5
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3.7
Set equal to .
Step 3.8
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 3.8.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.8.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.9
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 3.10
Substitute the real value of back into the solved equation.
Step 3.11
Solve the first equation for .
Step 3.12
Solve the equation for .
Step 3.12.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.12.2
Simplify .
Step 3.12.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.12.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 3.12.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 3.13
Solve the second equation for .
Step 3.14
Solve the equation for .
Step 3.14.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 3.14.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.14.3
Simplify .
Step 3.14.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.14.3.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 3.14.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.14.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.14.4.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.14.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.15
The solution to is .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.2.1.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 5.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 6.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.2.1
Simplify .
Step 6.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.2.1.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 6.2.1.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 7.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 7.2.1
Simplify .
Step 7.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 7.2.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.2.1.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 8.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 8.2.1
Simplify .
Step 8.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 8.2.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.2.1.1.2
Divide by .
Step 8.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 9
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 10
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form:
Step 11