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Calculus 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
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.3.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.4
Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.
Step 3.5
Expand the left side.
Step 3.5.1
Expand by moving outside the logarithm.
Step 3.5.2
The natural logarithm of is .
Step 3.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.6
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.6.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.6.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.2.1.2
Divide by .
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
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 5.2.5
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.6
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 5.2.6.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.6.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.6.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.6.1.3
Divide by .
Step 5.2.6.1.4
Add and .
Step 5.2.6.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 5.2.6.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.6.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.6.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.6.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.7
Use logarithm rules to move out of the exponent.
Step 5.2.8
The natural logarithm of is .
Step 5.2.9
Multiply 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
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.3.1.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.2
Exponentiation and log are inverse functions.
Step 5.3.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.3.3.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
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 .