SOLUTION: solve a= squareroot of 1+a^2 over b^2 for b. what does that even mean???

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Question 199252: solve a= squareroot of 1+a^2 over b^2 for b.
what does that even mean???
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solve a= squareroot of 1+a^2 over b^2 for b.
what does that even mean???
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"Solve for b" means get b by itself on one side of the equal sign.
a+=+sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2Fb%5E2%29
a%5E2+=+%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2Fb%5E2
b%5E2+=+%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2Fa%5E2
b+=+sqrt%28%281%2Ba%5E2%29%2Fa%5E2%29