Question
Simplify the expression
a21
Evaluate
bca×cab×abc×b×ac
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
bca×cab
Cancel out the common factor a
bc1×cb
Cancel out the common factor b
c1×c1
Multiply the terms
c×c1
Multiply the terms
c21
c21×abc×b×ac
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
c21×abc
Cancel out the common factor c
c1×ab1
Multiply the terms
cab1
cab1×b×ac
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
cab1×b
Cancel out the common factor b
ca1×1
Multiply the terms
ca1
ca1×ac
Cancel out the common factor c
a1×a1
Multiply the terms
a×a1
Solution
a21
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Find the excluded values
b=0,c=0,a=0
Evaluate
bca×cab×abc×b×ac
To find the excluded values,set the denominators equal to 0
bc=0ca=0ab=0a=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
b=0c=0ca=0ab=0a=0
Solve the equations
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Evaluate
ca=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
c=0a=0
Find the union
a=0c=0
b=0c=0c=0a=0ab=0a=0
Separate the equation into 2 possible cases
b=0c=0c=0a=0a=0b=0a=0
Solution
b=0,c=0,a=0
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