Precalculus Examples

Solve by Substitution x^2+6x+y^2-4y=-4 , 4x^2+24x+25y^2-50y=39
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Step 1
Solve for in .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
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Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
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Simplify.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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One to any power is one.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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One to any power is one.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Change the to .
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Simplify the expression to solve for the portion of the .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Combine exponents.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Add parentheses.
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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One to any power is one.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify .
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Change the to .
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The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 2
Solve the system .
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Step 2.1
Reorder and .
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Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding terms.
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
Step 2.3
Solve for in .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Subtract from .
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Factor by grouping.
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For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as plus
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Apply the distributive property.
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Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Step 2.3.3.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
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Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
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Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
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If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
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Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 2.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Subtract from .
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Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify each term.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Simplify the denominator.
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 3
Solve the system .
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Step 3.1
Reorder and .
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Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding terms.
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Solve for in .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Subtract from .
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Factor by grouping.
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For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as plus
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Apply the distributive property.
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Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
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Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
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Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
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Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 3.3.4
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
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Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Set equal to and solve for .
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Set equal to .
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Solve for .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify each term.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Simplify the denominator.
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Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.2.1.13.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Point Form:
Equation Form:
Step 6