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Make x the subject of the formula
y=a √x

User Desiato
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Answer:

Y^2/a = x

Explanation:

Y = a sqr X

Square both sides

Y^2 = a * x

Divide a

Y^2/a = x

User Xiaohui Zhang
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Answer:


x = (y^2)/(a^2)

Explanation:


y = a√(x)

Square both sides.


(y)^2 = (a√(x))^2


y^2 = a^2(√(x))^2


y^2 = a^2x

Divide both sides by a².


(y^2)/(a^2) = x

Switch sides.


x = (y^2)/(a^2)

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