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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 2.3
Combine and .
Step 2.4
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4
Combine and .
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: