Question
Simplify the expression
bxxa−xb+b2−bc+c2−caca
Evaluate
(xa÷xb)xb(xb÷xc)bc(xc÷xa)ca
Dividing by an is the same as multiplying by a−n
(xa÷xb)xb(xb÷xc)bc(xc×x−a)ca
Dividing by an is the same as multiplying by a−n
(xa÷xb)xb(xb×x−c)bc(xc×x−a)ca
Dividing by an is the same as multiplying by a−n
(xa×x−b)xb(xb×x−c)bc(xc×x−a)ca
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
(xa−b)xb(xb×x−c)bc(xc×x−a)ca
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
(xa−b)xb(xb−c)bc(xc×x−a)ca
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
(xa−b)xb(xb−c)bc(xc−a)ca
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(xa−b)x
Transform the expression
x(a−b)x
Multiply the terms
xx(a−b)
xx(a−b)b(xb−c)bc(xc−a)ca
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(xb−c)b
Transform the expression
x(b−c)b
Multiply the terms
xb(b−c)
xx(a−b)bxb(b−c)c(xc−a)ca
Evaluate the power
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Evaluate
(xc−a)c
Transform the expression
x(c−a)c
Multiply the terms
xc(c−a)
xx(a−b)bxb(b−c)cxc(c−a)a
Multiply the terms with the same base by adding their exponents
xx(a−b)+b(b−c)+c(c−a)bca
Add the terms
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Evaluate
x(a−b)+b(b−c)+c(c−a)
Expand the expression
xa−xb+b(b−c)+c(c−a)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
b(b−c)
Apply the distributive property
b×b−bc
Multiply the terms
b2−bc
xa−xb+b2−bc+c(c−a)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
c(c−a)
Apply the distributive property
c×c−ca
Multiply the terms
c2−ca
xa−xb+b2−bc+c2−ca
xxa−xb+b2−bc+c2−cabca
Solution
bxxa−xb+b2−bc+c2−caca
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