What is (x^2)/2-1/(2x^2) ?

The solution to (x^2)/2-1/(2x^2) is (x^4-1)/(2x^2)

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Popular >

simplify (x^2)/2-1/(2x^2)

simplify

\frac{x ^{2}}{2} - \frac{1}{2 x ^{2}}

\frac{x ^{4} - 1}{2 x ^{2}}

Solution steps

\frac{x ^{2}}{2} - \frac{1}{2 x ^{2}}

Least Common Multiplier of

2, 2 x^{2} : 2 x^{2}

Adjust Fractions based on the LCM

= \frac{x ^{4}}{2 x ^{2}} - \frac{1}{2 x ^{2}}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{c} - \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a - b}{c}

= \frac{x ^{4} - 1}{2 x ^{2}}

\frac{7}{3} - 3

90 \div 15

\frac{3}{8} - \frac{1}{8}

9 \div \frac{5}{6}

15 a + 13 a - 12 b - 11 a - 4 b - b