document.write( "Question 828275: If \"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"y+%2B+sqrt%28y%5E2%2B1%29\", then express y in terms of x
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document.write( "\"x\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"y+%2B+sqrt%28y%5E2%2B1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate the square root term:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x-y\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"sqrt%28y%5E2%2B1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x-y%29%5E2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28sqrt%28y%5E2%2B1%29%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Squaring a square root takes away the square root\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x-y%29%5E2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"y%5E2%2B1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the left sides as \"%28x-y%29%28x-y%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x-y%29%28x-y%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"y%5E2%2B1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use FOIL\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%5E2-2xy%2By%5E2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"y%5E2%2B1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract \"y%5E2\" from both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%5E2-2xy\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"1\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Isolate the term that contains y, which is -2xy.\r\n" );
document.write( "Since it's negative on the left, we isolate it\r\n" );
document.write( "on the right:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%5E2-1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2xy\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%282x%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%282xy%29%2F%282x%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%282x%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28cross%282x%29y%29%2F%28cross%282x%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%282x%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%282x%29\"\r\n" );
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