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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Move to the numerator using the negative exponent rule .
Step 3
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 4.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 4.1.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.1.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.1.1.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 4.2.1.1
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.2.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.1.1.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 4.2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.2.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.2.1.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1.2.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.2.1.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.2.1.2.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.1.2.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.1.2.6
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.3
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.1.3.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 4.2.1.3.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.2.1.3.3.2
Multiply .
Step 4.2.1.3.3.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.1.3.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.3.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.1.3.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.1.3.6
Add and .
Step 5
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form: