Algebra Examples

Find the Inverse f(x)=9((x^7)/4)^(1/5)
Step 1
Write as an equation.
Step 2
Interchange the variables.
Step 3
Solve for .
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Step 3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.2.2.2.1
Divide by .
Step 3.2.2.2.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.2.2.2.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.2.2.2.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.2.2.2.3.2
Combine and .
Step 3.3
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.4
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 3.4.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.4.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.4.2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2.1.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 3.5
Raise each side of the equation to the power of to eliminate the fractional exponent on the left side.
Step 3.6
Simplify the exponent.
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Step 3.6.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.6.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.6.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.6.1.1.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.6.1.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.6.1.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.1.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6.1.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.6.1.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.1.1.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6.1.1.2
Simplify.
Step 3.6.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.6.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.6.2.1.1
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.6.2.1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.6.2.1.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.6.2.1.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.6.2.1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.6.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.6.2.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.2.1.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Replace with to show the final answer.
Step 5
Verify if is the inverse of .
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Step 5.1
To verify the inverse, check if and .
Step 5.2
Evaluate .
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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
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.3.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.2.3.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.3.2.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.3.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.3.4
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 5.2.3.4.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.3.4.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.3.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.2.3.5.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.2.3.5.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.3.5.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.3.5.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.5.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.5.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.3.5.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.5.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.5.2
Simplify.
Step 5.2.3.6
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.2.3.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.3.6.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.3.6.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.6.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.4
Combine and .
Step 5.2.5
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.2.5.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.2.5.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.5.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.5.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.6
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.7
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Evaluate .
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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 the numerator.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.3.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.3.3.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.3.3.2.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.3.3.2.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.3.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.2.2.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.2.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.3.3.2.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.3.2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.2.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.2.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.2.4
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5.3.3.3
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.3.3.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.3.3.3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.3.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.3.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.3.3.4
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 5.3.5
Simplify terms.
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Step 5.3.5.1
Combine.
Step 5.3.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.5.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.5.3
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.3.5.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.5.3.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.3.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.3.6.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.3.6.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.6.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.6.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.6.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.6.2
Simplify.
Step 5.3.7
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.3.7.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.3.7.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.7.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.7.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.7.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.7.4
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5.3.8
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.8.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.8.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .