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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
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, raise both sides of the equation to the power of .
Step 3.4
Simplify each side of the equation.
Step 3.4.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.2.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Simplify.
Step 3.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.3.1
Simplify .
Step 3.4.3.1.1
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 3.4.3.1.2
Simplify each term.
Step 3.4.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.6
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.11
Multiply by .
Step 3.4.3.1.2.12
Raise to the power of .
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
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.5.3.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.5.3.1.4
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
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.2
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.4.2.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.4.2.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.4.2.1.5
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.2.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.2.5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.5.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.2.6
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.2.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.10
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.2.11
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.12
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.12.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.2.12.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.12.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.2.13
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.2.14
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.15
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.16
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.17
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.18
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.2.19
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.20
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.20.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.2.20.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.20.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.2.21
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.2.22
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.23
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.24
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.25
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.26
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.2.27
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.28
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.28.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.2.28.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2.28.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.2.29
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.2.30
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.32
Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.2.35
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.36
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.37
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.38
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.2.39
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.2.40
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.3
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.4
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.4.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.4.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.4.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.4.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.4.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.4.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.9.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.4.10
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.4.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.12
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.13
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.14
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.4.15
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.16
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.16.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.4.16.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.16.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.4.17
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.4.18
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.19
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.20
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.21
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.22
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.4.23
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.24
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.24.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.4.24.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.24.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.4.25
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.4.26
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.27
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.28
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.29
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.30
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.4.31
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.32
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.33
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.34
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.35
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.36
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.6
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.6.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.7
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.8
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.8.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.8.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.8.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.4.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.8.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.8.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.8.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.8.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.9.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.8.10
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.8.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.12
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.13
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.14
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.8.15
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.16
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.16.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.8.16.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.16.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.8.17
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.8.18
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.19
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.20
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.21
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.8.22
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.8.23
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.24
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.25
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.26
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.2.4.8.26.1
Move .
Step 5.2.4.8.26.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.8.26.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.26.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.4.8.26.3
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.8.27
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.8.28
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.10
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.10.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.10.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.11
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.12
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.12.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.12.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.12.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.12.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.4.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.12.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.12.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.12.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.12.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.12.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.9.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.12.10
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.12.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.12
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.13
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.12.14
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.12.15
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.12.16
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.12.17
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.18
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.12.19
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.12.20
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.13
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.14
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.14.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.14.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.15
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 5.2.4.16
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.16.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.16.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.16.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.16.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.16.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.4.16.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.16.4.3
Add parentheses.
Step 5.2.4.16.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.2.4.16.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.16.7
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.16.8
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.16.9
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.16.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.16.11
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.16.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.17
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.18
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.18.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.18.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.18.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.19
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.20
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.2.4.20.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.20.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.20.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.21
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.2.4.21.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.4.21.1.1
Multiply .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.1.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.4.21.1.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.5
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.4.21.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.21.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.22
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.23
Simplify.
Step 5.2.4.23.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.23.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.24
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.4.25
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.5
Simplify terms.
Step 5.2.5.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.5.1.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.3
Add and .
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 5.2.5.1.7
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.8
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.9
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.10
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.11
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.12
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.13
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.14
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.15
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.16
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.17
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.18
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.1.19
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.1.20
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.5.3.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.3.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.4
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.5
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.6
Subtract from .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.5.7.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.7.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.8
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.9
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.10
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.11
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.12
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.5.13
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.5.13.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.13.2
Add and .
Step 5.2.5.14
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.5.14.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.5.14.2
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
Simplify each term.
Step 5.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.3.2.1
Make each term match the terms from the binomial theorem formula.
Step 5.3.3.2.2
Factor using the binomial theorem.
Step 5.3.3.3
Combine and .
Step 5.3.3.4
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 5.3.3.4.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 5.3.3.4.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.4.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.4.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3.3.5
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 5.3.4
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.3.4.1
Add and .
Step 5.3.4.2
Add and .
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .