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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 3
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Add parentheses.
Step 4.1.5
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 4.1.5.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.5.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.1.5.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.5.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.5.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.5.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.1.5.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.5.3.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.1.5.3.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.1.5.3.1.2.1
Move .
Step 4.1.5.3.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.3.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.5.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.6
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.6.7
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.7
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.1.8
Simplify.
Step 4.1.8.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.1.8.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.8.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.1.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.8.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.8.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.8.1.4
Simplify.
Step 4.1.8.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.8.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.8.1.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.8.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.8.3
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.8.4
Subtract from .
Step 4.1.9
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.2
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.9.4
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.9.5
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.10
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.11
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.11.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.11.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.12
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 4.1.13
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3
Simplify .
Step 5
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.