SOLUTION: Pls. Help!!! I can't understand this lesson. It's called Formula Manipulation The given: v^2=Vo^2+2as Then I have to solve for Vo, s and a. I can't find explanations for

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Question 147965: Pls. Help!!! I can't understand this lesson. It's called Formula Manipulation
The given:
v^2=Vo^2+2as
Then I have to solve for Vo, s and a.
I can't find explanations for this lesson in the net.
Please help me.

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve: for , , and
To solve a formula for a particular variable means that you must rearrange (manipulate) the formula so that the variable in question is on one side of the = sign, and everything else is on the other side, by using the standard rules of algebra.
1) Solve for :
subtract as from both sides.
Now take the square root of both sides.
or
2) Solve for s:
Subtract from both sides.
Now divide both sides by a.
or
3) Solve for a:
Subtract from both sides.
Now divide both sides by s.
or

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