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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
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, raise both sides of the equation to the power of .
Step 3.3
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 3.3.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.3.2.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.3.2.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.3.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.2.1.2
Simplify.
Step 3.4
Solve for .
Step 3.4.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.4.4
Simplify .
Step 3.4.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.4.1.1
Factor out .
Step 3.4.4.1.2
Reorder and .
Step 3.4.4.1.3
Add parentheses.
Step 3.4.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
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
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.5
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 5.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.5.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.5.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.5.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.5.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.5.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.5.5.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.5.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.5.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.5.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.5.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5.2.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.6.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.6.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.6.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.6.4
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.6.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.2.7
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.2.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.7.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.7.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.7.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.7.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.8
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.10
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 5.2.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.10.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.10.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.10.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.10.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.10.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.10.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.10.5.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.10.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.10.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.10.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.10.5.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5.2.11
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.11.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.11.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.11.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.11.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.11.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.11.4
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.11.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.2.12
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 5.2.12.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.2.12.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.12.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.12.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.12.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.12.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.12.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.13
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.13.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.13.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.13.3
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.13.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.13.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.13.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.13.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.13.5.1
Factor out .
Step 5.2.13.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.13.5.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.13.5.4
Move .
Step 5.2.13.5.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.13.5.6
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.13.6
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.13.7
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.14
Simplify terms.
Step 5.2.14.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.14.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.2.14.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.14.2.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.2.14.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.14.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.14.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.14.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.14.4
Combine and .
Step 5.2.15
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 5.2.15.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 5.2.15.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.15.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.15.1.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.15.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.15.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.16
Multiply .
Step 5.2.16.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.16.2
Rewrite the expression using the least common index of .
Step 5.2.16.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.2.4
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.2.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.2.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.3
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.2.16.4
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.16.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.16.6
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.16.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.16.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.16.7
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.16.8
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.16.9
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.16.10
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.10.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.16.10.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.16.10.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.16.10.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.16.10.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.16.10.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.16.10.5
Simplify.
Step 5.2.16.11
Combine exponents.
Step 5.2.16.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.16.11.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.16.11.2.1
Move .
Step 5.2.16.11.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.16.11.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.16.11.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.16.11.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.16.11.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.16.11.6
Add and .
Step 5.2.17
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.17.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.17.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 5.2.18
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.18.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.18.2
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
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.4.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.3.4.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.4.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.3.4.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.4.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.4.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.4.1.5
Simplify.
Step 5.3.4.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.3.4.2.1
Move .
Step 5.3.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.3.4.2.3
Add and .
Step 5.3.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.5.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.6
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .