Algebra Examples

Find the Inverse f(x)=5(( cube root of x)/6+10)
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 .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
Step 3.3
Solve for .
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Step 3.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.3.3
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 3.3.3.1
Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.4
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, cube both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5
Simplify each side of the equation.
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Step 3.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 3.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Simplify .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.5.3.1
Simplify .
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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.
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Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Combine and .
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Use the Binomial Theorem.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify.
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.2.3.7.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.3.7.6
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.3.8
Combine and .
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.9.1.4
Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.2.3.10.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 5.2.3.12.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding terms.
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Evaluate .
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Step 5.3.1
Set up the composite result function.
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Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Simplify the numerator.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.1.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.3.1.4
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Factor using the rational roots test.
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If a polynomial function has integer coefficients, then every rational zero will have the form where is a factor of the constant and is a factor of the leading coefficient.
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Find every combination of . These are the possible roots of the polynomial function.
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Substitute and simplify the expression. In this case, the expression is equal to so is a root of the polynomial.
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Substitute into the polynomial.
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Since is a known root, divide the polynomial by to find the quotient polynomial. This polynomial can then be used to find the remaining roots.
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Divide by .
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Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of .
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next terms from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Since the remander is , the final answer is the quotient.
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Write as a set of factors.
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Factor using the perfect square rule.
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Rewrite as .
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Check that the middle term is two times the product of the numbers being squared in the first term and third term.
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Rewrite the polynomial.
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Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .
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Combine like factors.
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Simplify terms.
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .