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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
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.2
Simplify the expression.
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 .
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.
Step 3.4.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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.
Step 3.4.2.1
Simplify .
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.
Step 3.6.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.1.1.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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 .
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 .
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.
Step 3.6.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.2.1.1
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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 .
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 .
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
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
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.2.3.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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.
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.
Step 5.2.3.5.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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 .
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 .
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 .
Step 5.2.3.6.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.3.6.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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.
Step 5.2.5.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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 .
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.
Step 5.3.3.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.3.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.3.3.2.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.3.3.2.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
Step 5.3.3.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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 .
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.
Step 5.3.5.1
Combine.
Step 5.3.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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.
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.
Step 5.3.6.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.3.6.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.3.6.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .