document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=199278>Question 199278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve a= squareroot of 1+a^2 over b^2 for b. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #149723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=149723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming that the given equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2=%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2=%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2b%5E2=1%2Ba%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2b%5E2=1%2Ba%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=%22%22%2B-sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=%22%22%2B-sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solutions are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2F%28a%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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