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Precalculus Examples
Step 1
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Rewrite as .
Step 3
Rewrite as .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.1
Factor out .
Step 4.1.2
Add parentheses.
Step 4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5
Multiply by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.4
Add and .
Step 6.5
Rewrite as .
Step 6.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.5.3
Combine and .
Step 6.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 7
Step 7.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.3
Rewrite as .
Step 7.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.4
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 8
Step 8.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 8.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9
Move to the left of .
Step 10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 11
Combine and .
Step 12
Combine and .
Step 13
Remove parentheses.
Step 14
Reorder factors in .