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How to rearrange this equation to get v by itself

How to rearrange this equation to get v by itself-example-1
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v^2/(1-v^2/c^2)=R
v^2=R(1-v^2/c^2)
v^2=R-Rv^2/c^2
v^2-Rv^2/c^2=R
v^2(1-R/c^2)=R
v=sqrt(R/(1-R/c^2))
where R was original right side, dont forget plus minus
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