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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1
Factor out .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out .
Step 1.1.3
Move .
Step 1.1.4
Move .
Step 1.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.6
Add parentheses.
Step 1.1.7
Add parentheses.
Step 1.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.3
Factor out .
Step 2.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.5
Move .
Step 2.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.7
Add parentheses.
Step 2.1.8
Add parentheses.
Step 2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Move .
Step 4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.5
Add and .
Step 4.6
Rewrite as .
Step 4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.6.5
Simplify.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Move .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3
Add and .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.5
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 6.5.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.6.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.6.3
Factor out .
Step 6.6.4
Move .
Step 6.6.5
Move .
Step 6.6.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.6.7
Add parentheses.
Step 6.6.8
Add parentheses.
Step 6.7
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.8
Combine exponents.
Step 6.8.1
Rewrite the expression using the least common index of .
Step 6.8.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.8.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.1.4
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.8.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6.8.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.8.4
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.8.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.8.6
Rewrite as .
Step 6.8.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.8.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.8.6.3
Combine and .
Step 6.8.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.8.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.8.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.8.6.5
Simplify.
Step 6.8.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.8.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.8.9
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 6.8.9.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.8.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.8.10
Combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.8.10.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.3
Add and .
Step 6.8.10.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.8.10.4.1
Move .
Step 6.8.10.4.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.4.3
Add and .
Step 6.8.10.5
Multiply by .
Step 6.8.10.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.8.10.6.1
Move .
Step 6.8.10.6.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.6.3
Add and .
Step 6.8.10.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 6.8.10.7.1
Move .
Step 6.8.10.7.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.8.10.7.3
Add and .
Step 6.9
Rewrite as .
Step 6.9.1
Factor out .
Step 6.9.2
Factor out .
Step 6.9.3
Move .
Step 6.9.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.9.5
Add parentheses.
Step 6.9.6
Add parentheses.
Step 6.10
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7
Step 7.1
Move .
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 8.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 8.4
Add and .
Step 9
Raise to the power of .
Step 10
Remove parentheses.
Step 11
Step 11.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 11.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 11.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 11.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 11.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 11.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.4
Reorder factors in .