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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Write as an equation.
Step 2
Interchange the variables.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 3.4
Simplify the exponent.
Step 3.4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.4.1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.1.1.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.4.1.1.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.4.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.1.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.1.1.4
Simplify.
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.2.1.1
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.2.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.2.1.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 3.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.5.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.5.3.1.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.5.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.5.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.5.3.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.3.1.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.5.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.5.3.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.3.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.3.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.5.3.1.5
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.5.3.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.5.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.5.3.1.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.3.1.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 3.5.3.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 3.5.3.1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.5.3.1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.5.3.1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.5.3.1.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Replace with to show the final answer.
Step 5
Step 5.1
To verify the inverse, check if and .
Step 5.2
Evaluate .
Step 5.2.1
Set up the composite result function.
Step 5.2.2
Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.4
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.5
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.2.4.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.6
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.2.4.6.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.6.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.4.6.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.4.6.1.2.1
Move .
Step 5.2.4.6.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.4.6.1.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.4.6.1.2.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.6.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.8
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.9
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.10
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.10.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.10.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.10.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.4.10.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.10.3.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.10.4
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.10.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.10.6
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.4.10.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.10.6.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.10.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.9
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.4.10.9.1
Move .
Step 5.2.4.10.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.9.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.10.9.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.4.10.9.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.10.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.10.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.11
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.12
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.13
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.14
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.14.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.14.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.14.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.4.14.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.14.3.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.14.4
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.14.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.14.6
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.4.14.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.14.6.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.14.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.9
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.14.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.14.11
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.4.14.11.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.14.11.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.14.12
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.13
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.14.14
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.15
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.16
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.14.17
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.18
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.15
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.16
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.16.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.16.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.16.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.16.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.16.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.5
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 5.2.5.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.5.1.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.5
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.6
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.4
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.5
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.6
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.6.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.7
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.4
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.6.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.6.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.6.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.8
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.8.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.8.1.1
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.8.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.8.1.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.8.1.2.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.8.1.2.4
Simplify.
Step 5.2.8.1.2.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.8.1.2.6.1
Move .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.8.1.2.6.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.8
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.8.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.8.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.10
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.11
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.12
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.12.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.12.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.13
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.14
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.15
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.16
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.17
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.18
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.18.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.18.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.19
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.20
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.21
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.22
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.23
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.24
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.1.2.25
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.8.1.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.8.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.8.1.5
Reorder terms.
Step 5.2.8.1.6
Rewrite in a factored form.
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.8
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.1.9
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.1.6.2
Reorder terms.
Step 5.2.8.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.3
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.8.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.8.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.8.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.9
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.10.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.10.2
Simplify.
Step 5.2.10.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.2.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.2.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.2.5
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.10.3
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.10.3.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.1.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.3.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.3.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.3.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.2.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.3.2.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.3.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.3.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.3.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.3.3.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.3.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.4.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.3.4.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.3.4.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.3.4.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.3.4.5
Divide by .
Step 5.2.10.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.10.5
Simplify.
Step 5.2.10.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.10.5.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.5.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.5.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.2.10.6
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.10.6.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.6.1.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.6.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.6.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.6.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.10.6.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.6.3.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.6.3.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.6.3.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.6.3.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.6.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.10.6.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.10.6.5.1
Move .
Step 5.2.10.6.5.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.6.5.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.10.6.5.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.6.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.11
Simplify terms.
Step 5.2.11.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.11.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.11.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.11.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.11.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.11.1.5
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.11.1.6
Add and .
Step 5.2.11.1.7
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.11.1.8
Add and .
Step 5.2.11.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.11.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.11.2.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Evaluate .
Step 5.3.1
Set up the composite result function.
Step 5.3.2
Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.3.3
Move .
Step 5.3.4
Move .
Step 5.3.5
Move .
Step 5.3.6
Move .
Step 5.3.7
Reorder and .
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .